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title: "Timeline photos "Doctors, while generally nice people, also run an…"
date: 2020-03-14
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships added a new photo.
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# Timeline photos "Doctors, while generally nice people, also run an…

*March 14, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"Doctors, while generally nice people, also run an evil cartel that kills lots of people.\
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Coronavirus is a good time to remind everyone of this.\
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As an example, there are 5,000 qualified foreign doctors (including US tests passed), that are driving cabs right now simply because existing doctors would rather make more money!\
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In the US, doctors themselves (via the AMA), choose the exact number of new doctors each year.\
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That\'s right. There is no general or open process to become a doctor. Instead, all the doctors get together and say, \"this year let\'s let in 5,000 new doctors\". And then that\'s it. Only that many can become doctors.\
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Imagine if we let taxi drivers pick the number of cabs, or bakers pick the number of bakers!\"\
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\-- Jeremy Kaufman
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