First of all, Democrats are not mostly socialist. Most Democrats would hardly consider themselves socialist, and most socialists would hardly count the Democratic party as on their side. The Democratic party is a capitalist organization, and a corporatist organization, just like the Republican party. You need to review the difference between supporting social programs and being a socialist.
That being said, firefighters are not paid a fortune, yet they risk their lives. Soldiers are paid horribly, and they risk their lives. Teachers need 4 to 6 years of college (depending on the state) and they are paid horribly. Nurses have nearly as much education as lawyers, but they make a fraction of the pay. Doctors go to school for eight years, then work three years (at least) as a supervised resident, for which they make about teacher pay scale. Even after all of that, they make a fraction of what investment bankers make.
Money is not the only motivating factor in the world. Some people choose to be entrepreneurs because they like the idea of being their own boss. Some people choose lives of service because they feel an obligation to be of service to their fellow man. People would be better off in life if they chose a career based on what their passions and skills were, or...
That being said, firefighters are not paid a fortune, yet they risk their lives. Soldiers are paid horribly, and they risk their lives. Teachers need 4 to 6 years of college (depending on the state) and they are paid horribly. Nurses have nearly as much education as lawyers, but they make a fraction of the pay. Doctors go to school for eight years, then work three years (at least) as a supervised resident, for which they make about teacher pay scale. Even after all of that, they make a fraction of what investment bankers make.
Money is not the only motivating factor in the world. Some people choose to be entrepreneurs because they like the idea of being their own boss. Some people choose lives of service because they feel an obligation to be of service to their fellow man. People would be better off in life if they chose a career based on what their passions and skills were, or...
First of all, Democrats are not mostly socialist. Most Democrats would hardly consider themselves socialist, and most socialists would hardly count the Democratic party as on their side. The Democratic party is a capitalist organization, and a corporatist organization, just like the Republican party. You need to review the difference between supporting social programs and being a socialist.
That being said, firefighters are not paid a fortune, yet they risk their lives. Soldiers are paid horribly, and they risk their lives. Teachers need 4 to 6 years of college (depending on the state) and they are paid horribly. Nurses have nearly as much education as lawyers, but they make a fraction of the pay. Doctors go to school for eight years, then work three years (at least) as a supervised resident, for which they make about teacher pay scale. Even after all of that, they make a fraction of what investment bankers make.
Money is not the only motivating factor in the world. Some people choose to be entrepreneurs because they like the idea of being their own boss. Some people choose lives of service because they feel an obligation to be of service to their fellow man. People would be better off in life if they chose a career based on what their passions and skills were, or at least at what things are important to them, than they are looking only at how much money they might make.
I left a job in the corporate sector for one as a public school teacher in an impoverished community. I left the big house, the luxury status symbol car and the fat salary and bonus for a fraction of the pay, a house half the size and an econobox car and you know what? I couldn't be happier. I feel useful, productive, helpful and NECESSARY. I don't miss any of the material stuff in the least. My only regret is that I didn't make this move years ago.
(more)That being said, firefighters are not paid a fortune, yet they risk their lives. Soldiers are paid horribly, and they risk their lives. Teachers need 4 to 6 years of college (depending on the state) and they are paid horribly. Nurses have nearly as much education as lawyers, but they make a fraction of the pay. Doctors go to school for eight years, then work three years (at least) as a supervised resident, for which they make about teacher pay scale. Even after all of that, they make a fraction of what investment bankers make.
Money is not the only motivating factor in the world. Some people choose to be entrepreneurs because they like the idea of being their own boss. Some people choose lives of service because they feel an obligation to be of service to their fellow man. People would be better off in life if they chose a career based on what their passions and skills were, or at least at what things are important to them, than they are looking only at how much money they might make.
I left a job in the corporate sector for one as a public school teacher in an impoverished community. I left the big house, the luxury status symbol car and the fat salary and bonus for a fraction of the pay, a house half the size and an econobox car and you know what? I couldn't be happier. I feel useful, productive, helpful and NECESSARY. I don't miss any of the material stuff in the least. My only regret is that I didn't make this move years ago.
Many people attend medical school with the intent of working for low-income and in-need populations knowing that they would make more in other areas of medicine...or in fact in some cases would make more as a refuse collector.
A socialist's wet dream
That being said, firefighters are not paid a fortune, yet they risk their lives. Soldiers are paid horribly, and they risk their lives. Teachers need 4 to 6 years of college (depending on the state) and they are paid horribly. Nurses have nearly as much education as lawyers, but they make a fraction of the pay. Doctors go to school for eight years, then work three years (at least) as a supervised resident, for which they make about teacher pay scale. Even after all of that, they make a fraction of what investment bankers make.
Money is not the only motivating factor in the world. Some people choose to be entrepreneurs because they like the idea of being their own boss. Some people choose lives of service because they feel an obligation to be of service to their fellow man. People would be better off in life if they chose a career based on what their passions and skills were, or...
That being said, firefighters are not paid a fortune, yet they risk their lives. Soldiers are paid horribly, and they risk their lives. Teachers need 4 to 6 years of college (depending on the state) and they are paid horribly. Nurses have nearly as much education as lawyers, but they make a fraction of the pay. Doctors go to school for eight years, then work three years (at least) as a supervised resident, for which they make about teacher pay scale. Even after all of that, they make a fraction of what investment bankers make.
Money is not the only motivating factor in the world. Some people choose to be entrepreneurs because they like the idea of being their own boss. Some people choose lives of service because they feel an obligation to be of service to their fellow man. People would be better off in life if they chose a career based on what their passions and skills were, or at least at what things are important to them, than they are looking only at how much money they might make.
I left a job in the corporate sector for one as a public school teacher in an impoverished community. I left the big house, the luxury status symbol car and the fat salary and bonus for a fraction of the pay, a house half the size and an econobox car and you know what? I couldn't be happier. I feel useful, productive, helpful and NECESSARY. I don't miss any of the material stuff in the least. My only regret is that I didn't make this move years ago.