Yup. We're just starting on this slippery slope. I've worked at companies before where the quality people started leaving for one reason or another. Eventually, ALL of us were gone.
It started the minute India and China opened their doors with the promise of no lawsuits, no Affirmative Action, the promise that they would be free from racial extortion, and low taxation. They also appreciate people like Bill Gates and don’t persecute them for being successful.