[smdz]

Why would a business pay 2x to someone when they can get the same output from a local at 1x pay? Unless they(business) are doing some financial trickery

[Muromec]

>Why would a business pay 2x to someone when they can get the same output from a local at 1x pay?

In the Netherlands it's 2x of median salary across all job market, not 2x of the same position that could be filled by local. The idea of this policy is to prevent foreigners (which EU citizens are not) from outbidding locals and lowering the living standard in the country.

So if knowledge workers are a scarce resource which you can't find at home, you are naturally paying more.

[sverhagen]

Because they can't get the work done by locals? Isn't that half if not the entire point of bringing people in through H1-B visas?

[_y5hn]

Exploitation, easier disposal, less accountability, more access to higher qualifications, etc.