[TomOfTTB]

Well I'm happy your child is healthy but your attitude is exactly the problem. The question isn't what your child's life is worth the question is could that doctor have done the same thing for less money. Because if we could've paid him $500,000 instead of $1 million we'd have $500,000 more dollars to save the other children's lives. Don't get me wrong, if the doctor can make 1 million elsewhere then we should pay him 1 million. But if he can't we shouldn't pay him 1 million simply because government officials don't mind spending other People's Money.

[kennethn]

If institutions like UCLA and UCSF want to be world leaders, they need to pay top dollar to attract the best surgical talent. That's just reality.

P.S. I never said my child was healthy.