You misunderstand me, sir! I only mean "quality" from the standpoint of economic bargaining power and opportunity cost. Today's reduced barriers to entry have allowed much greater numbers of those with little, if any, of either, to enter the talent pool. With any drastic increase of availability of applicants (barring anomalous events such as the end of a war) comes an inevitable decrease in overall quality, resulting in incentive to lower compensation.
I believe this to be the core labor philosophy of Jonathan Ornstein and his ilk. I disagree with such exploitive tactics, but the market allows them for the very reasons I've described.