One of the problems with the rate paid to the subcontractors is that if their daily rate is $2,000, for example, presumably a lot of that money goes to the company they work for, if it's a large consulting firm. It's difficult to know how these amounts are divided up if there are several intermediaries, as you said, between the subcontractor hired and the individual who actually does the work.
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