There will be no such thing as a 250,000 dollar salary once Obama's plan gets into full swing
Enough, we get it already. You don't like Obama.
sorry yea. firms that match doctors with hospitals/practices that need said dr.
I'll reword.
Enough, we get it already. If Obama gets his way no one will make any money as a doctor.
No, what bothers me is when threads are started to ask about how much you will have to pay a year in taxes and malpractice they all inevitably turn into.
Post 1: OMG!! no will make any money as a doctor
Post 2: ****ing Tom Daschle...Cookbook medicine
Post 3: Medicine is the dumbest career choice ever.
I absolutely agree
It seems like everyone is so liberal nowadays that the only real justification of going into medicine for the "right" reason is if you're willing to take a large paycut. Insurance companies make plenty, think about how much they charge and how frequent the average individual actually visits a physician.
The grind to get through undergrad, med school, and various specialty trainings should justify the salaries doctors make.
Most of the people argue about physician salaries because they're not physicians themselves, they just see someone get paid more and not understand the sacrifices and hard work it took to get there.
I can honestly say that it had no impact on my decision. If I were interested in farming, that's what I would have done. Doctors make money. Do they make more than the average guy working at Wendy's? Yes. Do you often hear about doctors going into debt because they don't make enough money and can't pay their bills? No. Medicine is work. It is one of the most physically and emotionally taxing professions there are. If you aren't prepared to work harder than the average person who might be making near your salary, then don't go into medicine. My roommate is a total d-bag business major. He's going to have a much easier time both in school and professionally and he may even end up making more than me, which is fine. I plan to go through the suffering because I love the field, not the paycheck.
This is a very foolish opinion. Without the money, a job is nothing. I will not work for free. I will always be a family man first and a doctor second. I mean, there must be SOME financial consideration for your decisions!
That's amazing. I didn't know that taxes used to be as high as 94%!! That's nuts. I'm a democrat, but I'd never support such rates. Ironically, it was Kennedy who first lowered those 90% taxes. One of the things that worries me now is that I used to think that we got out of the Depression because of war spending. Well, seeing those taxes now I am wondering if in fact it was the high tax rate that got us out. It lasted for a very long time after the Depression. I think that the previous generation has dug such a deep hole for us who are coming next that we are going to to be faced with enormous debts for most of our lives, unless something changes. Frankly, the only fair solution is to significantly increase the taxes now and let all those rich republicans who put the bright spark in the office pay for his mistakes. Over 50% of the country is guilty, rich or Kentucky-fried poor. Pretty upsetting.
Keep in mind that $400,000 back then is $2.9 million now. That tax rate is also the marginal tax rate, in other words, it is 94% on anything made over the $2.9 million.
gladly,
