>>The average salary for a family physician is 135,000/yr. That means that many make less as well as there are some who make more. For the investment in the education and training required, that's not very much.
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>>You're right, they had a huge investment in education (8+ years), they likely had huge school loans to pay off, and they face stressful life and death situations every day with little or no margin for error. We make a mistake, even a big mistake...ok, we get slapped around....but if they make a mistake, the consequences are much more severe.
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>>Which is why they have a right to every penny they earn, and shouldn't be economically enslaved by the govt
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>You're a parent.You're making those decisions every day.
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>Here's an article about those thrifty medics doing their best for you.
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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8137085.stm

Your situation is unique, Nicholas, so you could make reasonable corrections; i.e. other people may have better opinion about medical professionals. I mean that some people get sick and then doctor(s) make them healthy again. It happens. I don't say that you must feel this way, but have understanding of other people, at least.