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- From: mwd@cray.com (Mark Dalton)
- Subject: Re: Physician's incomes
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 22:32:57 CST
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- In article <qpa3f1c@rpi.edu> whangj@vccnw04.its.rpi.edu (Junho Whang) writes:
- >
- >
- > It's always very puzzling (if I assume a modicum of fairness),
- >why doctors always gripe about their salary? According to the
- >vilage! The argument of having to repay med school expenses don't hold
- >much water since total 4 year expenses run 100K at most, and many doctors
- >make easily that much in one year.
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- Any doctors or med students feel free to update/correct me.
- But a neurosurgeon that I new was paying $80,000 per year in
- malpractice insurance. He was a fine surgeon, with a lot of
- experience. He was grossing $200,000 /year. After malpractice
- insurance and taxes. He was making less then many atheletes, entertainers
- an most of all less than CEO's and upper "management". All of
- whom don't pay malpractice insurance.
- This was a few (8 years ago) and he was in a specialized field.
-
- But when you consider the job that some physicians do, really think about
- cutting into another person. Think of the responsibility involved.
-
- I think they are payed no more than they should be.
-
- My 2 cents.
- Teachers are typically under paid.
- CEO's, atheletes, entertainers, and insurance companies (management)
- are the ones be OVER paid.
-
- Mark
- _______
- These opinions are my own.
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