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Some 15-20 years ago I was traveling in Egypt. Like good tourists we stopped at a papyrus store. Proprietor was a medical doctor. Why selling papyrus to tourist
by renewiltord 3y ago
Some 15-20 years ago I was traveling in Egypt. Like good tourists we stopped at a papyrus store. Proprietor was a medical doctor. Why selling papyrus to tourists? Pays more.
Just supply and demand, guys.
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- WalterBright 3y agoSupply & Demand - it's the law!
- shiroiuma 3y agoAnd where is Egypt in the global hierarchy of nations? Not very high. This should tell you something.
- weweersdfsd 3y agoYes, supply and demand matters a lot. In my country becoming a doctor is particularly lucrative even by Western world's standards, because a combination of our broken healthcare system (and doctor's association's successful lobbying to keep numbers of doctors being educated too low) creates an artificial shortage of doctors. Many of them choose to work 3-4 days a week in private sector and still live very, very well. The public sector is forced to buy services from private with very inflated prices, again allowing those companies offer excellent salaries. At the same time professions like engineering are actually underpaid here, not to even mention nursing.