I guess some people are jealous of what other people earn. A NCM spouter wrote, "The folks who handle the direct and daily functions with people should receive a good salary, such as secretaries, nurses and the others, but the rates that are charged by doctors, Big Pharma, etc. are costs that are out-of-control." I don't know too much about the current "Big Pharma" boogey man. But, I do know that it takes years of hard study with exceptional grades and incredible dedication and hard work to be a physician. They pay exorbitant amounts in malpractice insurance and are worth every cent they earn.