At the same time, we're talking about a class of even more affluent people screwing engineers out of money. If that's what it looks like near the top, how does

At the same time, we're talking about a class of even more affluent people screwing engineers out of money. If that's what it looks like near the top, how does that play out down the pyramid? Not to mention, that this is an affront to free mobility of labor. Even if this is a "top 1% of the first world" problem, I do think it's worth taking a principled stand.