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I think you're oversimplifying the "supply" of salary, companies have budgets they allocate for salaries. One employee getting a better salary thans someone else doesn't always mean that there's no room to give a raise for that someone else, it all depends on the budgeting.
I do agree that negotiating together is better, I generally also think just talking about salaries is good (among coworkers), don't know why it's a taboo in the US.
Yes, you will find singular examples where the rule fails. But on average, over long timescales, what you say means what I said.