Hell, $300,000 a year in NYC will get you a small apartment with a view of a brick wall.
In all honesty I find it hard to think these people are getting payed too much, not after I saw them in action with my own eyes. I only worked a couple of union calls when I lived in NYC but I saw a group of workers working harder, faster, and safer than any crew I've ever seen in my life. They were true profesionals.
This experience is just what I saw. Any NYC stagehands in the
house?
Maybe the issue is just that we should ALL be getting payed that much.