I really appreciate the insightful discussion that you offered in this thread, especially a few comments up where you were (justifiably) annoyed but also still civil.

I live in the UK and a friend who is a doctor told me about when they had a doctor friend from the US visit. My friend joked about how little they get paid when you consider how much unpaid labour they did, and jokingly said "maybe I should move to the US". Their US friend responded that the impression that healthcare professionals in the US get paid way better is mostly incorrect, especially if we're comparing to a country with socialised healthcare. They did some number crunching and confirmed that this US doctor would be way better off in the UK