Willie-
I might also add-
You seem to post a lot about trains, so I assume you work for Amtrak.
How many years of education and debt did you have to start your career?
What is your stress level?
Have you ever stopped a heart during open heart surgery?
Have you ever repaired a person who was torn apart in an auto accident?
Have you ever coded a patient?
Or did you throw some baggage in a train, stamped some tickets, and fester a resentment against people who earn more than you?
I might add, most physicians do not make $400,000 a year.
I might add, most physicians do not make $400,000 a year.
We're not talking about most physicians.
We're talking about cardiologists
The average yearly salary for cardiologists working in 2010 is $285,000 per year. This is a general median value whereas the mean value is closer to $300,000 per year. Most starting cardiologists with less than two years of experience can expect to earn closer to $200,000 as a salary, while more experienced cardiologists may earn upwards of $400,000 per year or even more when prestige comes into play.
So a mediocre cardiologist with limited experience makes "only" $300K... and I'm supposed to feel sorry for him because he can no longer slave in the rat race for those "meager" earnings?
Oh cry me a river!