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@dalias @DavidM_yeg @stephanie That doesn't make sense on its surface - that a large group of people that had to complete 10 to 12 years of post-secondary education turns out to be mostly composed of creeps and scammers. On the other hand, you also have a country in which tens of millions of people voted for Trump, and he won the popular vote. Yikes.

Still, hard to accept your premise. I don't deny that there will be some in it for the money, and only that. But the vast majority? That sounds too much like other generalizations, like "Those who can't do, teach" or "Unionists are a bunch of commies" – I would encourage some evidence in support of your claim. That said, the U.S. spends twice as much on health care as anyone else, and doesn't get as good results in general, so 🤷♂️

Also, disclaimer, of sorts - I'm not American, so have no experience with the system that has developed there. The last time I was in a hospital, receiving general anesthesia, I didn't see a single bill for anything. All expenses were handled by the province, and all I had to do was show my health card, establishing that I was a resident.

Related, I've heard several times of people getting screening colonoscopies under general anesthesia in the States, which does make me wonder. Totally unnecessary, and definitely more expensive in terms of staffing, monitoring, and recovery.