The programming talent myth

TBH I'm not sure what you mean by class warfare in this context (which classes?) but to say there is no shortage is silly. I'm also not sure what you mean by "offering what programming is worth" since programmers seem to be paid at least twice the average salary so it's not like it's badly paid or anything.

But mostly we don't need loads of rock-star programmers. We need the recognition in the general population that programming is something that almost anyone can do. The shortage in programming jobs is not in rock-star programmers, but in mediocre programmers.

As for the 60 hours work week thing, I think that's a uniquely American problem, for which the solution is: stop doing it. In most of the rest of the world it's illegal to work that many hours so there's the legislative solution, but Americans being Americans that won't happen.