LRDriver,
This has nothing to do with the age old "paying for a type rating", however, any sensible operator with the option of outlaying capital to train crews with a bond or not outlaying capital to train crews would take a type rated captain with experience on type over a non-type rated guy, assuming all other variables were equal.
I think your point is flawed. The costs of taking on non-type rated crews are greater than the cost of taking on type rated crews, therefore isn't it in the interests of the crews to be paid more if they have experience on type.
You are looking at this from a "glass half empty" perspective. It is not that we would pay less for a non-type rated crew, but that we would pay more for a type rated crew because it reduces costs.
Phil