The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Them too. (referring to pharmaceutical scientists in an earlier post)

OK.....so it is OK for specialists and surgeons to make lots of money, but not for chemists who develop a new medicine. Why? What about the people that think that those surgeons make too much, as you say you think those pharmaceutical researchers make too much?

And what about the person who thinks the medical equipment used to diagnose something is too expensive? I have no idea how much an MRI machine costs, but i bet it's a pretty penny. I am certain the machine costs exponentially as much money as the parts that go into it. I bet the person who holds the patents (if any) makes a lot of money on those. If the government simply sets a price on those machines, then the tests are cheaper for the people that need it and insurance costs less.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

OK.....so it is OK for specialists and surgeons to make lots of money, but not for chemists who develop a new medicine. Why? What about the people that think that those surgeons make too much, as you say you think those pharmaceutical researchers make too much?

And what about the person who thinks the medical equipment used to diagnose something is too expensive? I have no idea how much an MRI machine costs, but i bet it's a pretty penny. I am certain the machine costs exponentially as much money as the parts that go into it. I bet the person who holds the patents (if any) makes a lot of money on those. If the government simply sets a price on those machines, then the tests are cheaper for the people that need it and insurance costs less.

I was agreeing with you! They should be compensated for their talents. The CEO of the insurance company should not be compensated for saving money because they denied care to people.