To your second point: I read claims like

   Employees, Bersin explains, are appreciating assets that produce more and 
   more value to the organization over time, which helps explain why losing 
   them is so costly.

And yet in a ten year career in the valley, I've really only gotten significant raises when changing companies. I've had lots of bosses try to talk me out of quitting, but none with at least $15k attached to that request.

I think when you see the entire world ignoring your wisdom, you probably need to question the wisdom.