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Re:High Salaries Are Weapons in the AI Talent War by ransom1538 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @12:27PM (#16368871)
Yes. They get to write off equipment, marketing, etc. "It's not like plumbers are working jobs back to back 40hrs a week." In California probably more like 60hrs.
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Re:High Salaries Are Weapons in the AI Talent War by vvanders on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @12:29PM (#16368890)
Yup, the closer analogy is consulting but with the massive capital investment of equipment, vehicle + professional insurance.

I'd be surprised if the take-home on $150/hr is even close to $60/hr.

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Re:High Salaries Are Weapons in the AI Talent War by dsacco on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @01:46PM (#16369616)
> Yes. They get to write off equipment, marketing, etc. "It's not like plumbers are working jobs back to back 40hrs a week." In California probably more like 60hrs.

Are you just making up numbers? You've asked for sources, other commenters (including myself) have provided several, and the sources disagree with what you're stating spectacularly. I'm baffled by how confident you're being about something that, as far as everyone can currently tell in this thread, is plainly incorrect.

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