So why are companies freaking out at paying over 100k/yr for a full-time person who they can invest in? That's a good question, but I'm afraid there's a fatal

So why are companies freaking out at paying over 100k/yr for a full-time person who they can invest in? That's a good question, but I'm afraid there's a fatal flaw therein. The assumption is that companies want to invest in training employees, but it seems that they don't. Startups don't have time or money to do it, and established big companies that are engaging in collusion on salaries certainly aren't going to spend money on training (or even mentoring) since they are collectively clutching their strand of pearls at the horrific thought of their best employees getting hired away and taking their newly-minted skills to a more competitive business.