Posted by sdb on November 16, 2011, at 19:59:23
In reply to Re: The top 1% » sdb, posted by Dinah on November 16, 2011, at 16:19:28
> I've got no problems with doctors earning a lot. I certainly had no desire to go to med school. And my son, when very young, when asked if he wanted to be a doctor said "I don't want the responsibility of life and death."
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> Smart kid.nice kid. You don't even have power as a doctor because you can't choose between life and death. If you were a surgeon and you'd choose, then, you'll be fired immediately. So, a doctor can make a controlled damage but there actually is no power.
A lawyer at the other hand has power because there is enough room for arbitrariness and for that he does not have to take over much responsibility.
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