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   From: Obveeus@aol.com   
      
   "Obveeus"  wrote in message   
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   > "Bert Hyman"  wrote in message   
   > news:Xns9D3E94AC9EEA4VeebleFetzer@216.250.188.141...   
   >> In news:hnra7c$m67$2@news.eternal-september.org "Obveeus"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> "FatterDumber& Happier Moe" <"WheresMyCheck"@UncleSamLoves.Mee> wrote:   
   >>>>  If you made this kind of money with the present system you wouldn't   
   >>>>  want it changed either, and these numbers are from 2003, add about   
   >>>>  20-30% to these amounts.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why would you add 20%-30% over a 7 year period?  That kind of increase   
   >>> would assume that the cost of medical care was going up at the same   
   >>> rate as general inflation.   
   >>   
   >> And you're apparently assuming that any increase in the cost of medical   
   >> care is due to an increase in doctors' incomes.   
   >   
   >   
   > No, I'm not, but I'd sure put the odds on doctors' incomes going up faster   
   > than the rate of inflation over the last 7 years.   
      
   Just to expand upon this with some actual data references for the cost of   
   medical care personnel I offer this:   
      
   From May 2003 to May 2008 the Median hourly wage   
   (for all occupations) went from $13.53 to $15.57:  a  15.1% increase over 5   
   years. (about 3.02% per year).   
   (for healthcare Practitioners) went from $21.63 to $27.20:  a  25.8%   
   increase over 5 years. (about 5.15% per year).   
      
   I couldn't find data for 2009 and 2010, but if we were to extrapolate from   
   the 5 year data above to the 7th year using the per year average trend of   
   the first 5 years we would have:   
   (for all occupations assuming 3.02% per year) $16.52:  a  22.1% increase   
   over 7 years for the general working public.   
   (for healthcare Practitioners assuming 5.15% per year) $30.07:  a  39.0%   
   increase over 7 years for workers in medical fields.   
      
   May 2003 salary info:   
   http://www.bls.gov/oes/2003/may/oes_29He.htm   
      
   May 2008 salary info:   
   http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes_nat.htm#b29-0000   
      
   Individual medical specialty occupational data can also be found on these   
   pages.  Some occupations, such as that of General Practitioner (17.9%) or   
   Surgeon (8.7%), went up less than the average healthcare percentage (25.8%)   
   while others, such as Pharmacist (32.1%) and Physical Therapist (26.1%) went   
   up more over the 5 year period.   
      
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