I read most posts too (although I must admit, I don’t have the strength to get through the gay marriage thread), but like atr, my financial knowledge isn’t nearly developed enough to comment on this.

It’s funny, few have more years of education and training as I have (4yrs college, 4 yrs med school, 4 yrs residency, 3 yrs fellowship), and you know what? I have yet to take a basic economics course. I went to respected universities, BS from Penn State, MD from Pitt, and this was not required. They made me take speech and writing classes, but no econ. Most doctors get their econ education from the school of hard knocks, and I am certainly no exception, but I think this situation is far from ideal.