That’s crazy and a terrible reason for the AMA. The correct way to solve this problem, for both schoolteachers and doctors, is with a union.
It's easier to disagree these days by presenting a simulacrum of agreeing, and explicitly point out what was said that I am agreeing with, rather than trying to disprove a hypothetical or claim hysteria
Also, you make an interesting layered point, took me a few minutes to realize the layer of irony that this broad claim of forced, dystopian, working conditions is set in democracies that retain a seat for workers / unions, unlike the US. ex. NHS strikes are a semi regular concern.
I'm sure it does! That's a very important function I am grateful.
> I know this is not a popular stance on HN.
You think so? I think keeping quacks out of medicine is popular. shrugs
Their software vendor charging an $18/month is a pittance.
It dictates school credentials and # of seats, keeping doctors supply-constrained.
This works out from a doctor's perspective. It guarantees $400K/year or whatever you want to negotiate (ex. $280K/year for working 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, or $500/hour for 4 days for 2 weeks so the other 2 weeks, you can pick up locums shifts 2 hours away for $700/hr).
They also keep doctors informed that without this, they'd be conscripted to work 80 hour weeks for $70K.
(all of this is also why there's a long-term secular shift towards nurses, the second thing my doctor friends will do after being defensive about pay is complain about the low standards of education in nursing)
average schoolteacher salary according to Google