Aside from the constant conspiracy theories that the "rich are out to get you", it is actually DESIRABLE to make medical school "hard". If they make it easy, to accommodate students that they should never have let in in the first place, will you be comfortable letting that surgeon cut you or that dentist drill you?

And what made doctors into laborers is government interference in the the free market via massive regulations.

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100% correct

Would you please define what is "fair"? That term gets thrown around a lot but is very vague. The top 1% of income earners already pay 50% of the tax. Would you be happy when the top 1% pay 75%? 90%? Or is your only solution communism where there is zero incentive to be productive or innovative bc there is no reward for hard work?

The average per couple is 2.5. Many couples don’t even opt for kids anymore.

Unionize them!! Isn't that the answer to all economic problems? My friend explained that to me recently.

That's why I posted it. You understood the logic lesson.

Many of the things we enjoy, many of the things we want in life, can't be made here, without parts from there. Such is the way of planets - some raw materials just aren't available everywhere. Like bananas. You want American-made bananas for everyone in the country? Figure out a way to grow enough of them to provide everyone here with them FIRST. THEN tariff the heck out of imported bananas.

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We will get more tax with the endowment tax congress is working on. Currently colleges only pay 1.4%. They are elevating that tax to 22%. 99% of Americans pay almost no tax and several even get refunds. This group needs to be taxed progressively like the rich are.

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There is nothing wrong with making medical schools rigorous. What I meant to say was that new medical schools were NOT opened up to accommodate MORE new 1st year Medical students. More well trained Medical students were needed, but Medical graduates wanted the number to NOT go up so they could have MORE patients and make MORE money. But, in doing so they shot themselves in the foot because now large business conglomerations control the Doctors.

Not massive government regulations, but massive takeover of the Medical industry by GIANT corporations. A case of capitalism gone amuck.

Communism is NOT my solution.

VOCATIONAL high schools would be ONE step forward.

The latest idea for the young generation is Micro-retirement.
It's the greatest idea to prevent yourself from getting ahead but great for a work life balance, non-go-getter.

Wrong, imho. Free market? The US can't compete globally in a free market. Let the buyer beware. Zero regulations. Open doors policy for goods and services
What about a fair market. Or, is Monopoly the name of the game?

You still didn't specify what you think is a "fair share". I'll wait.....

You can open 1000 new medical schools, but that doesn't mean you will have enough qualified students. More doctors might be needed, but only if they are qualified.

The next problem would be to get them to the areas that have a shortage. Should that be done by force?

Sorry, but this is not accurate. Over-regulation is what caused the problem. Including, but not limited to the ACA, which has proved to be anything but affordable.

( note; communism in the animal word is like an ant colony. Each taking only what it needs and selflessly working for the good of the colony)
So-called communist governmets are actually fascist/dictatorships. Like China, North Korea, Russia. The old Soviet "Socialist" Repulic, wasn't real Sociaism. It wasn't about the society (the people). It was about the Government Entity. The "Corporation", in a sense. The strive for the Monopoly, to be the puppet master.

Please don't forget the church's. Lots of easy money to be found there. Ask Joel O.

Medicare (the Government) is one of, if not THE largest, "massive takeovers" of the Medical industry...

Getting back to the main topic.......

I don't think we necessarily do want low more paying jobs manufacturing commodity products. We just want to reduce the trade deficit. That means we want to export as much or more stuff than we import. It really hard to reduce the trade deficit selling tee shirts.

I think reducing imports by making more things for internal consumption that you aren't all that good at making is another hard way to reduce the trade deficit. I think the best way to reduce the trade deficit is to make and sell more things we are good at, ideally high ticket items. That means we should sell more Aircraft, Machinery, Drugs, Medical equipment, Construction equipment. Power Plants, Semiconductor processing equipment, software. I don't know the whole list of markets we can compete well in right now, but its long. Protectionist policies aren't the answer. They just trigger reciprocal tariffs that prevent us from selling what we are good at.

That does not make sense. We buy more from other countries because we can afford it. They buy less because they cannot. What would we make that a poor country would want to buy that would be even worth making? Technically, the only thing they would really want is food from our farms that they couldn't grow themselves or that they needed more of to meet the demands that country has.

(Psst. Medicare isn't takeover of the medical industry. It is insurance regulated so we, the American people, have access to health care. It is a good thing, actually. Thought you'd like to know. )

Quote "over-regulation caused the problem". First we need to agree on WHAT problem we are talking about? I was talking about the problem of Doctors losing their status of being in charge of medicine in the US (which is probably NOT happening in other countries). I don't believe that over- regulation or even under-regulation played ANY PART. Doctors got their profession taken over by large corporations of PRIVATE INSURERS like Medicare Advantage. Some Doctors did stay independent, but many joined conglomerates. Many people in their 60s that are NOT Medicare eligible have used ACA successfully.

I agree with this post. Especially the last summary sentence.

(Psst. You're completely wrong. I've been a provider accepting Medicare for almost 40 years. I've watched it change drastically during that time. And not for the better. Thought you'd like to know.)

And many got screwed by the ACA, watching their premiums and deductibles triple and quadruple (especially if you were self employed...)

I do! Thanks!

It’s okay….When you fire 10’s of thousands of American workers, you can save money to throw a big military/birthday parade that’ll cost around 90 million. Good times!!

It’s heartbreaking to walk into a VA facility and notice those familiar healthcare professionals are no longer employed. Appointments changed cancelled. Some consider veterans unworthy of medical care.
Our daughter basically lost her entire team, yet even with her own medical problems, she still believes everyone deserves respect, and treatment either physically or emotionally.
She truly believes the strong will over power those who try to destroy wellbeing of others. I don’t think she will win but it’s good to have goals.

China, long regarded as the factory of the world, is now pioneering a bold new frontier: dark factories—fully autonomous manufacturing plants that operate without human workers, without lights, and without interruption. No parking lots, no food service facilities, no human resources, etc. These futuristic facilities are not science fiction; they are already in operation.

If you are of the thought new manufacturing plants will bring back the days of high paying manual labor jobs you better have a plan b.