Hospitals / Doctors now refusing to take Medicare

[Excaliber]

80% of Americans believe they are in the middle class, which is really tough to define but the middle means about 50%, not 80%.

The average wage for a working man (blue collar) is $32,000 a year.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

Making less that what they are "entitled to" or less than they deserve/want is a more likely scenario.

If everbody is entitled to good healthcare, then maybe doctors are entitled to a good salary.

Originally Posted by Excaliber

80% of Americans believe they are in the middle class, which is really tough to define but the middle means about 50%, not 80%. .

I don't understand your point.

Originally Posted by Excaliber

The average wage for a working man (blue collar) is $32,000 a year.

Probably more like $50-60K, including benefits.

[Dan40]

One foot in boiling water and one foot in icy water, on AVERAGE, you're comfortable.

Average blue collar worker makes $32,000. Probably has just under a 12 grade education and DOES NOT work a full 8 hour day.

AVERAGE Doctor has a very expensive education of college, med school and residency, putting him/her into their late 20's before they start to make money. Also they do work hard, probably too hard for our best benefit. Days start at 6AM and go till 5PM with a constant stream of patients all day. Plus they are employers of 2 to 10 people and they pay a massive premium for malpractice insurance alone. Don't know that I'd have any interest in living their lives.