A doctor's income seems to have become an extremely sore issue in this day and age. Lots of people, right from the average citizen to the PM, feel that doctors charge way too much. Their belief is that medicine is supposed to be a noble profession, and doctors should not allow their minds to be contaminated by base commercial considerations. After all, doctors are highly educated professionals, and they should take delight in helping their patients to get better, rather than trying to maximize their income.
Lots of people believe that doctors have become too commercial and uncaring and that their primary focus is on earning more, rather than providing good clinical care. This is why we are now seeing a backlash against doctors. They are getting beaten up by angry patients; the judiciary, as well as the media, are happy to criticize them; and politicians are happy to pander to the masses…
