Why are surgeons paid more than brick layers?

[Boudica the Lyoness]

220. My dad was a brickie

He was a bricklayer for 50 years (including apprenticeship). He was the best bricklayer in town and did the fancy brickwork arches in the town. He worked in all kinds of weather for five days a week. My dad retired at age 65 and my parents live very well, always have. They are in their 80's now and still have their lovely home and all that. They always had great healthcare no matter who he was working for. This was in good old England by the way.

Yes, his body is very beat up. It was hard for him to keep working till he was 65, but he did. He did good but it was not easy. He always resented the people who went jogging after work. He said it was a complete waste of good energy. When my dad came home from work he used what little energy he had left for tending the garden and weekends for home improvement projects.

Doctors in the US are overpaid. Surgeons are alright in my book but I have ran across too many arrogant doctors who don't give a toss. All they can do is blame the victim and write prescriptions.