You need at least 8 additional years of higher education and another 4 years of internship to become a credentialed surgeon.
Under Socialized Medicine, they would earn no more than a welder or a car salesman.
Who needs that?
Marxists value all labor equally. As such, they should always get a neurosurgeon assigned from the local janitorial service. Recruit heart surgeons from the local plumbing supply house. Blood pump/water pump...what's the difference?
I could see this sort of crap on the horizon when I graduated from UCSD in 1976. That is one reason I decided against med school.
What type of surgery has a mere 4 year residency? I don’t know of any.
My daughter is a med student and mentioned this article to me. She has informed her father and me that she is seriously rethinking a medical career. She is a Spanish major and already a CNA, LPT, and knows medical transcription. Her dream of becoming a cardiac surgeon is about to be dashed - she’s wanted this since she was 13 yo. She and my mom were born with the same heart condition and she wanted to help others.
I hope the lovers of socialism, ‘free stuff’, and getting the rich enjoy the third world healthcare they seek. These &*(!@#$^&^%^ can’t see past their own laziness and greed.
I’m mad as hell that her dream is could be crushed. She’s worked and sacrificed more than people twice her age.
When she and others are willing to discipline themselves and invest the time and energy to want to put their dreams in motion, they earn the right to the rewards (no matter the profession). And they shouldn’t feel guilty about it or be penalized by government intervention!
Re: “You need at least 8 additional years of higher education and another 4 years of internship to become a credentialed surgeon.
Under Socialized Medicine, they would earn no more than a welder or a car salesman.
Who needs that?”
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Just like the old Soviet Union, circa 1976. When I was there in ‘76 we were told that everyone had a “job” and that a taxi driver earned the same as a physician. There’s a real motivator, eh?