Report Abuse
You have chosen to report the following comment as abusive, offensive, or inappropriate.
I am a 4th year medical student and right now I PAY $5.40 per hour to work. (Of course, that is for a 40 hour work week; lucky for me the hourly rate goes down the more hours you work!) To make things even more fun, after I graduate I get to work in Manhattan for 3 years, making $48k per year. That comes out to less than minimum wage if I was paid by the hour. Somehow I'll have to pay back my $120,000 in loans at the same time. Of course, I try to look on the bright side and see this pitiful salary as a $9 per hour raise; at least I can finally stop paying to work.<br> I have a friend who graduated college the same year as me who is making greater than $55k per year, and he has been doing that for almost 4 years now. How many years will I have to work to cancel out my debt and catch up to his cumulative salary? I don't even want to think about it.<br> One thing I've noticed during my 2 years in the clinics is that people who have $0 copay tend to not appreciate any of the advice given to them. If you pay for something you will value it more. These same people also come to the doctor every time they have a cough or a stomach ache. Why shouldn't they? It is free after all. People would think twice about wasting the doctors' time on the common cold if there was some consequence attached to the decision.<br> The healthcare system is complex. If politicians would just leave it the hell alone, it just might stand a fighting chance. But that is a BIG "might".
By Melanie
Search Boortz.com
