Why does it sometimes seem like there is a willful disregard for what actually drives companies (profit)?
As a consequence of US laws and the way the economy runs (US capitalism), companies are incentivized to seek cheap labor. They will pay the lowest price they can.
If person A and person B produce the exact same work but A will accept a lower wage, obviously the company will hire A.
If people are upset/perplexed/confused by this, I think the crux of it is: why do some people accept a lower wage? In this case it's ostensibly because some people live in lower cost of living areas.
As a consequence of US laws and the way the economy runs (US capitalism), companies are incentivized to seek cheap labor. They will pay the lowest price they can.
If person A and person B produce the exact same work but A will accept a lower wage, obviously the company will hire A.
If people are upset/perplexed/confused by this, I think the crux of it is: why do some people accept a lower wage? In this case it's ostensibly because some people live in lower cost of living areas.