Eyes Bloodshot, Doctors Vent Their Discontent By SANDEEP JAUHAR, M.D. Published: June 17, 2008 “I love being a doctor but I hate practicing medicine,” a friend, Saeed Siddiqui, told me recently. Doctors are working harder and faster to maintain income, even as staff salaries and costs of living continue to increase. Some have resorted
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The Great Seduction By DAVID BROOKS Published: June 10, 2008 The people who created this country built a moral structure around money. The Puritan legacy inhibited luxury and self-indulgence. Benjamin Franklin spread a practical gospel that emphasized hard work, temperance and frugality. Millions of parents, preachers, newspaper editors and teachers expounded the message. The result
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Full disclosure: Dick Wagner and I were friends. We were colleagues and collaborators. And as he was for so many, Dick was a mentor to me. Long before I ever knew Dick Wagner, I knew of Dick Wagner. Everyone did – you couldn’t attend Retreat without quickly learning who Dick was. But until our paths crossed
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