It would be helpful to have some concrete examples of companies who are hurting from this shortage.
What projects, specifically, are they not getting done?
What specific requirements are they not able to find in potential employees?
Why, specifically, is training not an option?
How, specifically, is inability to get this project going hurting them?
What specific compensation are they offering?
If you want some trust, you're going to need to be forthcoming with specifics, not vague talk about top 5% coders and "We need 30 more great programmers".
What projects, specifically, are they not getting done?
What specific requirements are they not able to find in potential employees?
Why, specifically, is training not an option?
How, specifically, is inability to get this project going hurting them?
What specific compensation are they offering?
If you want some trust, you're going to need to be forthcoming with specifics, not vague talk about top 5% coders and "We need 30 more great programmers".