Gatt writes:

Now...call me kookie; I don't have an MBA or anything, but when the average
starting pilot makes less per year than the average Greyhound or city bus
driver, not to mention the average airline employee--when the pilot's salary
is less than that that of the 22-year-old child care provider watching their
kid--gee, I *just can't think of any reason* why they can't find qualified
pilots anymore.

In the old days, perhaps they could depend on finding people who loved flying
so much that they'd fly for any salary. People like that are probably much
rarer now than they were in the past.