Re:The Problem of Doctors’ Salaries
by tptacek on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @12:54PM
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What does "deserve" have to do with it? People who work at Walmart deserve a living wage and a financially secure retirement, too.
If there's an artificial restriction in the supply of doctors (because the government sets an arbitrary limit on the number of residency slots it will fund), then doctor salaries are inflated by government fiat. If we increase the number of residency slots to reduce the price of medical care --- which everyone seems to agree we badly need to do --- then doctor compensation will decrease. You seem to believe that's a bad thing.
Re:The Problem of Doctors’ Salaries
by siculars on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:44PM
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Everyone deserves to be paid fairly. There is a difference between a doctor and someone who works at Walmart. You seem to discount the fact that there is infinite demand for doctors in specific and healthcare in general.
If there's an artificial restriction in the supply of doctors (because the government sets an arbitrary limit on the number of residency slots it will fund), then doctor salaries are inflated by government fiat. If we increase the number of residency slots to reduce the price of medical care --- which everyone seems to agree we badly need to do --- then doctor compensation will decrease. You seem to believe that's a bad thing.