Comments to the last five messages continue coming in almost too fast & too many to keep up with. I post the best ones that are representative & add something to the discussion - many of which are heated like the two clarifications below.
The first is from the writer of last night's Response #1 who said "society forgets that we get the government and the school boards that we elect" & the second is from one of our many doctors who addresses the AMA issue & particularly the previous comment - "Now here's a union worth taking a look at - the AMA!!! The largest union in the country, yet no one touches the good old docs!"
--School Board Clarification---
Doug:
As a caveat to my response that we get the government we elect. I noticed in Tuesday's Courier News, with the exception of Plainfield, there were no opponents running in the local school board elections. How DARE anyone complain about the quality of education in their towns while doing nothing to advance their own agenda! Once again, the age old maxim that "talk is cheap" is validated. We/U.S. get the government and school boards we elect.
---AMA Clarification---
Doug,
I just spent 1/2 hour writing a response to the AMA point above and decided to delete it. I will just say 2 things. The AMA is not a union. It is a professional association. It is illegal for doctors to unionize because we are separate entities and that would constitute an attempt to form a monopoly. Also, the "good old docs" have been touched plenty by Medicare and insurance companies since the 80s with reduced reimbursements. My favorite example is cataract surgery. I finished my residency in 1987. The Medicare fee for a cataract extraction and lens implant was $1,800.00. Today, I get approximately $740.00. What is that adjusted for inflation?
I think someone that brags about home schooling their children should get their facts straight before making remarks of this nature.
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