They make sense to anyone who builds software in the global economy that doesn't inflate their prices to ridiculous levels while realizing the typical onlooker here doesn't know any better.
And my observation, which you label as an attack is far from off the mark.
Just ask any non-US based programmer on this world wide platform who is wondering why you value only US based programmers so much.
You basically just shit on everybody's intelligence here and you want to try and turn it around on me?
You'll have to do better than that. Deflection of truth won't get you very far with credible observers.
Sorry pal. Not buying the bullshit.