Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw...
by freedomben on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @01:08PM
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Again, I'm not making a value judgment (as rationalizations from both perspectives can be made, and a person's opinion will depend on their perspective), just saying that "charg[ing] outrageous amounts for saline and other things" is definitely something they do. In a free market system they're allowed to charge whatever they want, and the consumer is allowed to take it or leave it. But explicitly stating the practice is a fair thing to do.
It is how the world works. It is the mechanism which the markets use to signal more supply of something is needed (or less demand).
If you want me to study advanced biology for 10+ years and then have me work at odd hours of the day and night to be ready to perform surgery, you need to pay up, or reduce the other options I have for earning money which give me a higher quality of life.