Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos--off topic

[<awallacejr@sbcglobal.net>]

Why are you so defensive? One doesn't follow from the other--if you are
making the big bucks, more power to you. One of my best personal friends
happens to be a Dallas interventional cardiologist who deals with stents
everyday--he pioneered their use and invented one. And he has made a LOT of
money and certainly would not have to sell his astropics if he had any and
could buy any astro equipment that struck his fancy--that was my point.

Maybe it is just too cloudy here in Dallas--and with new moon coming up :-)
This thread has taken a bizarre turn--for which I apologize to the group.
And Dr Rob--I admire your astro work and use your M-31 as wallpaper--you
don't need a payment for this , do you? :-)

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos


> Oh so you don't admire doc's who have spent half their lives training
> to do those procedures which pay so well. When you're having your
> MI and desperately need a stent placed in one of your coronary arteries
> I bet you'll go to your small town generalist who you so admire. Yeah
right.
>
> Rob Gendler
>
> >
> > Their tax lawyer. And I do know that small town generalists--who are
> > essential to the system--don't make this kind of money. Those Docs I
> > especially admire.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David B. Toth" <ve3gyq@amsat.org>
> > To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 9:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos
> >
> >
> > > At 08:18 AM 11/2/2002 -0600, awallacejr@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> > > >Bobby-
> > > >
> > > >I represent a number of Docs in the Dallas area. If they are doing
> > > >"procedures" or work in any number of specialties, it is not at all
> > unusual
> > > >for their annual net after expenses to be over $1,000,000.00. That
will
> > buy
> > > >some astro gear! :-) And most don't work 90 hours a week either.
> > Medicare,
> > > >paperwork and all, was one of the best things that ever happened to
> most
> > > >Docs.
> > >
> > > I'd sure like to meet them ... those sure must be great procedures
they
> > are
> > > doing.
> > > The rest of us schmoos who don't do procedure-based medicine never
come
> > > within barking distance of that.
> > > And you are mistaken - medicare has been steadily declining, and like
> > > social security, its collapse is inevitable, so plan ahead (i.e. die
> young
> > > or save $$$  for retirement or move to Canada when you retire <grin>)
> > >
> > > Just curious - how do you "represent them" ?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > > PS: if they seem to have so much $$$, you must not have subtracted
their
> > > malpractice costs. An obstetrician in our Ohio town of 50,000 pays
about
> > > $120-140,000 annually in premiums - that is also a lot of where YOUR
> > > dollars went.
> > >
> > >
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