Now how many times I need to remind you it's all about the happiness. Money, as we all know does not buy happiness. In fact they are doing us all a favor (keep in mind they are not contractually obligated to do us any favors!) by keeping our pay low we can be taught the good moral values of thrift and perseverance! Also our American colleagues can now rest assured of keeping their tax liabilities low. And when we talk about reducing fatigue isn't that nice that they removed all the stress and heartache of dealing with all those financial messes that money brings into our lives, so we can go to sleep well at night (or through the day as the case may be!)? Now that's good management!!
In the 80's we called it "tough love"