job MJN. I do not believe that the basketball and movie stars have a large Malpractice premium over their heads. And as we all know in the land of the "lawsuit" these premiums only increase in time. In the grand scheme of thing it seems that the corporations that rule us love the idea of class and political strife... as long as we don't pay any attention to them. A pity we can no longer call ourselves a democracy nor a republic because we have no representation to speak of. sasssy | 10.8.09 @ 9:46AM Bless you for your profession; however, I would much prefer to have my life in the hands of a doctor than a professional basketball player or an actor - and, doctors make even less money. I think by golly that those professional basketball players and Hollywoodites even USE doctors to keep them well. I think they can well afford the costs for care without the general public taxpayers footing the bill for them. Lauren | 10.14.09 @ 5:54PM I'm interested to know, Nurse Sara-Ann, where you got the idea that MD's are frequently far less educated than nurses, educators, and social workers with advanced degrees. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to not only get into medical school, but stay in and pass all the requirements for licensure, then complete 3-5 years of 80-100 work weeks making minimum wage while trying to pay off student loans so that you can even start