[missedthecue]

So $200k a year before overtime, plus $50k in benefits. The construction industry cannot afford that even with 0% profit margins, and society cannot afford the construction industry to raise quotes high enough to fund that. New homes and city infrastructure projects are already at nosebleed prices.

[Ancalagon]

You asked and op answered honestly. Most people on HN recognize the value of their labor and won't take a lower paying _desk job_ than what they know they're worth, much less a backbreaking labor job that will likely ruin their health long term.