[Norse]

Doctors are an extremly well-educated, mobile workforce. Few chose to leave the country, there are more coming in.

There is more happiness in being well-off in a rich country, than being rich in a poor or troubled one.

Especially if you have a family.

People don't measure themselves against the superrich of other countries anyway. A doctor in Norway has a high-status job and among the best wages in the country. Changing from being in the top in a rich country to being somewhat further from the top in a more trobled one is not a winning proposition. Even if it does mean more number in the bank.

Also, it is undeniable that there are more freedom under the Norwegian system than the US one. Health care, vacation time, education, personal development....I cannot imagine what freedoms the US could measure up in.