[throwawaylinux]

They can't hire people who prefer to work in the US for higher salaries though, which is the point.

[dghlsakjg]

Yes they can. In fact they do.

They have a San Francisco office, and they employ people in the US.

They can also pay US level wages in Canada.

[throwawaylinux]

Then the rebuttal to OP isn't that they're remote, it's that they can pay salaries competitive with other US companies.