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Friday, February 10, 2012

I Hope Doctors Are In The 1%

... because they earn what they get.

The two doctors I worked with during my son's recent, post-crash hospital stay were fantastic. One walked me through the CAT scan of his vertebrae, showing me in an instant what was what. He spoke with an authority and detail born of years of study, research and practice. The other diagnosed a complicated situation with one of his elbows quickly and competently.

Why shouldn't they be rewarded handsomely for their hard work?
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10 comments:

  1. tim eisele11:30 AM

    "The other diagnosed a complicated situation with one of his elbows quickly and competently."

    Wow, I had no idea the elbow could be used as a diagnostic tool :-)

    (Yes, I know what you meant, but the way I parsed that on first reading, I immediately had an image of a doctor diagnosing a spinal injury by expertly poking the patient with his elbow.)

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  2. tim eisele11:55 AM

    As for whether doctors are in the "1%"; even though they certainly deserve to be, unfortunately it looks like, on average, they aren't.

    The average doctor's income looks to be around $225,000/year. And currently, to be in the top 1% of income, it looks like one has to make at least $350,000. Oh, some doctors make it up into the top 1% of incomes, but I think that most of them that do, reach that level by investments, not by their raw income as doctors.

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  3. K T Cat12:10 PM

    So doctors are part of the 99%? Who knew?

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  4. Kelly the little black dog3:10 PM

    I thought you were ranting about doctors in your earlier post.

    Actually doctors wages have pretty much stagnated. While still barely part of the one percent, they haven't experienced the geometric growth of so called useful professions like Bankers and realtors.

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  5. Kelly the little black dog3:11 PM

    P.S. Glad to hear that you boy is on the road to recovery.

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  6. K T Cat6:06 PM

    Doctors are like leprechauns. They are difficult to spot and they are rewarded with pots of gold.

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  7. Kelly the little black dog9:49 PM

    I'd think they say not enough of that gold you speak of.

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  8. K T Cat9:01 AM

    I might agree.

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  9. Dean8:02 AM

    Pre-med, then med-school, then an internship, then that elbow your son's doctor used... yeah, I'd be looking to get paid too.

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  10. K T Cat9:13 AM

    Elbows. Is there nothing they can't do?

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