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0 pointsIdidntdothis6y ago0 comments

The doctors’ and hospital administrators’ sports cars aren’t cheap either.

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Neither are their 500K student loans nor their delayed work opportunities until 35.

Hating on a Dr. for having a nice car is BS, but what you mention are failures of America.

Only America trains their Dr. until they’re 35, while having them do nothing towards their medical degree in their undergrad.

Only America saddles then with $500k in debt.

Remove both barriers, and presumably you’d have market forces push more ppl to the profession reducing wages.

aantix6y ago

"Remove both barriers"

How do you train a neurosurgeon? That level of specialization comes from maybe a few hundred in the U.S. With that level of scarcity (and demand), their time is going to be priced accordingly.

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aantix6y ago

Neither are their 500K student loans nor their delayed work opportunities until 35.

didbsivdf6y ago

Hating on a Dr. for having a nice car is BS, but what you mention are failures of America.

Only America trains their Dr. until they’re 35, while having them do nothing towards their medical degree in their undergrad.

Only America saddles then with $500k in debt.

Remove both barriers, and presumably you’d have market forces push more ppl to the profession reducing wages.

aantix6y ago

"Remove both barriers"

How do you train a neurosurgeon? That level of specialization comes from maybe a few hundred in the U.S. With that level of scarcity (and demand), their time is going to be priced accordingly.

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