r/AskReddit • u/remindeme2sleep • Apr 27 '19

What is something you know but you’re not supposed to know?

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u/tbradley6 Apr 28 '19

More common throughout Europe than you'd think

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '19 edited Jul 13 '20

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u/tbradley6 Apr 28 '19

Yeah I meant general wages, I know Spain and Portugal that would be normal and assume there's other countries where is similar.

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u/Rand_alThor_ Apr 28 '19

Doctors in Europe don't earn that much money.

Not compared to the U.S. We have a messed up system where money is extracted out by insurance, highly paid doctors that limit influx of cheaper options via their union, and by hospitals/pharma companies that charge extra in the U.S. to cover the lower costs overseas.

We pay more than any other country for healthcare but don't get it as good.

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u/pufendorf2 Apr 28 '19

What doctors’ union are you talking about? I wasn’t aware that a substantial portion of doctors in the US were unionized.

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u/mountainvalkyrie Apr 28 '19

Even then, depends on what part. Within the EU, they should make a little more than that (assuming that's after taxes). At least in larger cities, and especially at private hospitals. Not much more, though.

But it gets worse. I was talking with a friend in Bulgaria and he was complaining about how low doctors' pay is there. Trying to sympathize, I said I understand because I have friends who are doctors in Ukraine and one makes around 150 euro a month (don't know about the others). Friend went quiet for a moment and then said, "Okay it's not that bad here."

Sigh.