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People become doctors because they want to become rich. If they wanted to help people they'd become fire fighters or social workers instead.

viraptor 7y ago
I see you don't know many doctors. Sure, some of them have that motivation, but that's a bad generalisation. (on the other extreme, you know that Doctors Without Borders exists, right?) There are also easier ways to get rich where you don't have to spend years training and working crazy hours. There's also a big difference in required skills between doctors, fire fighters, and social workers.
- patientplatypus 7y ago
  Doctors make on average $294,000/year. And 2/3 of all bankruptcies in the US are caused by medical issues (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most...). Full stop doctors are profiting off the sickness and suffering of others, when they take an oath to do no harm. Yes, I agree, the Doctors Without Borders people are saints (no sarcasm here - there are truly good people in this world). That is not the rule in the US - the rule is that we have greedy evil people who are making money off of cruelty.
  - viraptor 7y ago
    Again, if that's what you think, if recommend taking to actual doctors. It's really not a "get rich quick" job. Sure, the pay is very high, and they could live a good life with less. But it's not the biggest expense in the system overall - ie it doesn't really impact your bill that much. Other countries also have high doctor pay and don't suffer the same issues with healthcare billing, so concentrating your anger on people who actually do the work to help you is a bit misguided.
    - patientplatypus 7y ago
      They take an oath to do no harm and the system they are supporting harms people. And they get a lot of money to do so. I just disagree with you.
  - freeflight 7y ago
    Hate the game, not the player. It isn't doctors that deny US Americans a proper healthcare system instead of a "health business". Those decisions are made way higher up on the political level, that's where you need to vent your frustrations.
solidasparagus 7y ago
That's ridiculous. If you want to help people, becoming a doctor is a very common choice.

viraptor 7y ago

I see you don't know many doctors. Sure, some of them have that motivation, but that's a bad generalisation. (on the other extreme, you know that Doctors Without Borders exists, right?) There are also easier ways to get rich where you don't have to spend years training and working crazy hours. There's also a big difference in required skills between doctors, fire fighters, and social workers.

patientplatypus 7y ago
Doctors make on average $294,000/year. And 2/3 of all bankruptcies in the US are caused by medical issues (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most...). Full stop doctors are profiting off the sickness and suffering of others, when they take an oath to do no harm. Yes, I agree, the Doctors Without Borders people are saints (no sarcasm here - there are truly good people in this world). That is not the rule in the US - the rule is that we have greedy evil people who are making money off of cruelty.
- viraptor 7y ago
  Again, if that's what you think, if recommend taking to actual doctors. It's really not a "get rich quick" job. Sure, the pay is very high, and they could live a good life with less. But it's not the biggest expense in the system overall - ie it doesn't really impact your bill that much. Other countries also have high doctor pay and don't suffer the same issues with healthcare billing, so concentrating your anger on people who actually do the work to help you is a bit misguided.
  - patientplatypus 7y ago
    They take an oath to do no harm and the system they are supporting harms people. And they get a lot of money to do so. I just disagree with you.
- freeflight 7y ago
  Hate the game, not the player. It isn't doctors that deny US Americans a proper healthcare system instead of a "health business". Those decisions are made way higher up on the political level, that's where you need to vent your frustrations.

solidasparagus 7y ago

That's ridiculous. If you want to help people, becoming a doctor is a very common choice.