Coding for $15 an hour?

Coding for $15 an hour? The author of this article suggests that maybe something is wrong with the tech industry. Duh! Salary and wages are very simple. The employer will pay for the value that the employee provides. They are looking for a web developer with 1 year experience. There is a large supply of people that qualify. If you want to command a higher salary, differentiate yourself. Get skills that others don't have. Provide more value, and you can extract higher compensation, end of story. But thinking that I am a programmer so I deserve a certain salary is absurd. Talk about un-american. The american way is earning your living. Do we deserve jobs because we live in America? No! We earn our living by providing more value than the other guy.