Because we've decided as a society that paying people a decent wage is a good idea. The same can be said for a lot of jobs, including so-called "software engin

Because we've decided as a society that paying people a decent wage is a good idea. The same can be said for a lot of jobs, including so-called "software engineers." You can pay people in Romania $300/day instead of paying someone in SF $1,800 a day.