I'm not sure how accurate it is but I hear that at a time US salaries were high because the bar was low on starting a farm. Employers had to bid against that li

I'm not sure how accurate it is but I hear that at a time US salaries were high because the bar was low on starting a farm. Employers had to bid against that life style. Today employers are looking for different abilities but those do seem to [greatly] overlap with what it takes to run your own shop. Another thought I had was how poor job interviews still perform. There are lots of people who consider themselves capable but would have a hard time convincing others.