[sslayer]

Also, being a coveted occupation ensures that there will always be a pool of people fighting for it. Scarcity drives demand.

[alfiedotwtf]

Not always.

If I sell garden gnomes wearing knitted hats, but I only make three a year and sell to only people who drive yellow cars, I doubt I could earn a decent living off this

[bravura]

Don’t be obtuse. You’re comparing garden gnomes with healthcare.

[alfiedotwtf]

I mentioned garden gnomes as an example of how supply side economics and “scarcity drives demand” doesn’t work.

[bravura]

The post you replied to scoped their statement to „coveted“ applications. No one actually believes scarcity drives demand in all cases.

[seadan83]

The grammar of the sentence, as written, would really indicate otherwise. Written in the post: "Scarcity drives demand." (exact quote)

The sub-text is that doctors are slightly corrupt and wish to be payed more, and therefore are incetivized to reduce the total number of doctors.

After reading the travails of what this doctor is going through, that seems like a very callous take, insulting even.

[gopher_space]

It’d be callous and insulting if it was a reasoned position.

[mkoubaa]

Don't be a pain. All analogies are wrong, but they can still be illustrative