Re: Bitter medicine
From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu)
Mon Jun 30 15:42:46 2003
Charlie, we had this discussion of personal vehicles several months ago
and came to the conclusion that our colleague in the Third World (Dr.
Lisse) had the coolest and newest vehicle on the List.
--
Anna Meenan, MD
And by the way, where IS El these days? He hasn't posted in a month.
At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Charlie Chambers wrote:
>
>Funny, when I think of the culturally elite, I'm thinking entertainers,
>software moguls, and athletes. Not doctors. I didn't realize that my
>pickup truck was an icon of the elite.
>On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 11:46 AM, Anna Meenan, MD wrote:
>
>> Joe, I just spoke with Karl Stark (one of the authors of the
>> article-his
>> phone number is at the bottom of the article and he answers his own
>> phone) and expressed essentially your sentiments to him (though much
>> more politely). He seems like a nice guy (for a reporter) and
>> genuinely
>> concerned about getting his story right. I did point out to him that
>> the CEO's and top executives of just about every company, large or
>> small, makes more than I do, Also that several elementary
>> schoolteachers
>> in this state make darn near as much as I do to only work 9 months a
>> year. We are not as elite as we used to be.
>>
>> Anna Meenan, MD
>>
>> At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> In a message dated 6/30/03 08:21:37, rmodugno@aol.com writes:
>>>
>>>> This Story has been sent to you by : rmodugno@aol.comBitter
>>>> medicineDoctors
>>>> are in a funk, and it's easy to see why. Costs are soaring,
>>>> paperwork's
>>>> mounting, and bean counters are dictating treatments.
>>>> The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time:
>>>> <A
>>>> HREF="http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/
>>>> 6167529.htm">http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/6167529.htm</A>
>>>> (c) 2003 Philadelphia Inquirer and wire service sources. All Rights
>>>> Reserved.
>>>>
>>> And here lies the rub (or at least ONE of the rubs):
>>>
>>> The story states: "Most of the people in the rambunctious crowd
>>> of 2,000 were
>>> physicians - among the wealthiest and most privileged professionals
>>> in the
>>> nation, people whom others view as charter members of the American
>>> elite."
>>>
>>> What does THAT say? How about: "Doctors, you rich a**holes, quit
>>> your
>>> bitching. You make so damned much money already, and think you're so
>>> much above the
>>> rest of us! See how WE feel, grubbing for money to buy groceries and
>>> pay the
>>> rent!"
>>>
>>> That type of background sentiment, just tossed in by the reporter as
>>> common
>>> knowledge, shows you what doctors are up against. Charter members of
>>> the
>>> American elite, huh? How are you guys in other countries looked upon?
>>> Any Canadian
>>> elite, or British elite, or Namibian elite out there?
>>>
>>> Joe P.
>>
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> there you are."
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