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> doctors themselves want less competition Which is entirely rational. A medical degree is expensive and doctors want a return on their investment. In that s
by Ferret7446 1y ago
> doctors themselves want less competition
Which is entirely rational. A medical degree is expensive and doctors want a return on their investment. In that sense, doctors are very similar to real estate investors (and to a certain extent labor unions); they all want a return on investment (don't we all!) at the detriment of society. Because damn, competition kinda sucks compared to coasting along, especially as you get older.
- ozim 1y agoThere are countries where university education is free and there are exactly the same problems.
- lordnacho 1y agoDoesn't really matter. Doctors spend a huge amount of time in education. There's a massive opportunity cost, and they want to be paid. "If I'm going to study into my 30s I want a huge bag." Understandable, though not necessarily defensible.
- ozim 1y agoSo it doesn't really matter because other occupations also have the same opportunity cost and want to be paid and are not getting top of the field salaries straight out of university but have to take shitty internships and maybe get decent pay past 30yo.
- lordnacho 1y agoIf people in those fields could use laws to limit competition, they would do so as well.