> How did the artificial shortage work out? You neglected to specify WHO it works out for: 1) the folks getting depleted. 2) the (doctors) who decide on the

> How did the artificial shortage work out? You neglected to specify WHO it works out for: 1) the folks getting depleted. 2) the (doctors) who decide on the doctor residency programs and also reap the income of financially depleting folks? Now truth be told, there is a quality argument to be made here. 2) is the only thing guaranteeing that IF you do get treatment, it is at an acceptable standard. They ALSO use it for personal wealth of course, but also for quality. And this is medical care, bad quality destroys more lives and causes more misery than the author of Doom can imagine. Just take that time when they accidentally (really) disfigured ~50000 babies as an example. Yes really, accidentally. As in "oops, chirality really matters".