jsenter, we're not in it for the money, but I think it's nice to be fairly compensated for my training, education, etc. Although I'm not in it for the money (trust me, I'd do something else if I wanted to make big bucks), I do think that for all of the work I've done, I deserve getting paid more than a WalMart greeter.

Would I be a doctor if it paid the same as a WalMart greeter? Probably not. Too much responsiblity, liability, too much education, etc. That's not to say I wouldn't want to do the job. It's saying that, I couldn't see going through all of that schooling when I could get paid the same being a WalMart greeter.

And betts is right. Physicians get very little of the actual bill spent for services. Most of the money goes to insurance companies, corporate hospital giants, pharmaceutical companies, etc.