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Re:India's tech industry panics over U.S. plans to change hi... by vthallam on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @01:31PM (#13533602)
Even better imagine houston where there is no state tax. There's no way one can pay 130K.
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Re:India's tech industry panics over U.S. plans to change hi... by mintyfresh on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @04:01PM (#13535191)
I'm having a difficult time imagining a scenario where an energy company in Houston or a tech company in Austin needs to search overseas for candidates with skills who aren't worth multiples of 130K/yr in value.
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Re:India's tech industry panics over U.S. plans to change hi... by wavefunction on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @02:53PM (#13534570)
There are plenty of developers making 130k in Texas.
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