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It's basic economics. Here are a few terms to start with that will help you see the bigger picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita_income. The simple matter of fact is that the value of a dollar varies greatly by location. Asserting that a wage of less than $75/hr for programming is exploitative is absurd and offensive towards anyone who's ever off-shored work. I code. I offshore. I do not exploit my employees and resent the accusation that I do. I pay them very well compared to their peers, treat them with the same consideration and respect that I treat any other human being, and do not think it reflects well on this community to have such an ignorant and offensive statement as the highest ranked comment on this thread.