Do Doctors Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet?
Or, The Very Definition of Lifestyle Inflation
We all know that physicians must go through many years of expensive schooling, as well as grueling residencies and tough exams, before being certified to practice medicine. And, once they finish this long ordeal, doctors finally begin to make generous salaries upwards of $200,000 or more every year.
But, considering the onerous burden of student loans and the relatively short careers (thus impairing their lifetime earning power), are these salaries actually enough for doctors to make ends meet?
