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Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw... by ericbarrett on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:03AM (#37845346)
> You can't give out free medical care

Is this asserting a legal or professional requirement? Or rather a "rule of business"?

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Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw... by hvs on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:10AM (#37845464)
It's a basic rule of economics. Veterinarians need to eat too.
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Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @06:35PM (#37851231)
It is a rule for f business. If vets operated on a 'pay if you want basis' they would all go out of business overnight - tragedy of the commons and all that.
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