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[cfdavid]

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Dudes, some of you may know that I'm very bearish on the US economy and governmental system in general.

So, here's the deal as I see it. As long as we strive to be an ASSET to society, we'll be in a very good place. This means reading an extra chapter or doing some questions at night, even when you're tired or whatever.

The POINT is that when the going gets rough (which I think will be the case), money will always "buy" quality. And quality is how much you can offer the patient in need of your services.

Just a reminder of what matters in tough times.

cf

 

[militarymd]

Dudes, some of you may know that I'm very bearish on the US economy and governmental system in general.

So, here's the deal as I see it. As long as we strive to be an ASSET to society, we'll be in a very good place. This means reading an extra chapter or doing some questions at night, even when you're tired or whatever.

The POINT is that when the going gets rough (which I think will be the case), money will always "buy" quality. And quality is how much you can offer the patient in need of your services.

Just a reminder of what matters in tough times.

cf

Unfortunately, we currently live in the "something for nothing" age.

We have a thread with medical students asking about how much time they can have with their family during residency........followed by a bunch of BS encouragement type replies.......

We're going down the toilet....and we have only ourselves to blame...

 

[mille125]

Dudes, some of you may know that I'm very bearish on the US economy and governmental system in general.

So, here's the deal as I see it. As long as we strive to be an ASSET to society, we'll be in a very good place. This means reading an extra chapter or doing some questions at night, even when you're tired or whatever.
The POINT is that when the going gets rough (which I think will be the case), money will always "buy" quality. And quality is how much you can offer the patient in need of your services.

Just a reminder of what matters in tough times.

cf

i have to disagree with you on this one...just look around....i hate to say it but mil with all of his cynicism is right

 

[coldweatherblue]

i have to disagree with you on this one...just look around....i hate to say it but mil with all of his cynicism is right

You're saying that a person with 12+ years higher education who serves a necessary and positive societal function in ever-increasing demand is going to be in a bad position in the coming years? Compared to what other profession?

Just curious what fields you all think will be more stable and lucrative than medicine/anesthesiology in an unstable economy.

People talk about how bad things are but it ain't like the plague is coming and 2/3 of everyone you know is dead. If you go to the store, you'll find food; if you turn on the faucet, you'll have water. We have it really good here; the only reason people complain is because we might go from having it "100% best-generation-ever" to "95% spectacular existence". med school is awesome, and I plan on having a freaking sweet life no matter if the huns invade or aliens come, whatever dude. The US still has an industrialized infrastructure, abundant natural resources, and enough land to go around. It doesn't matter how much "hypothetical legal tender" american financial institutions owe creditors, no one is gonna step in and take land/natural resources from American soil; not gonna happen unless things get CRAZY! and even then it'd be an interesting time in history to live through (mass apocalypse, etc) and I bet even in WWIII as a physician you'd be sitting pretty compared with 99% of the population.

 

[radslooking]

medical students have been, and will be for the foreseeable future, some of the hardest working, dependable employees you'll ever find. I don't see that changing.

 

[urge]

I don't know what's the point of this thread.