ETs

Just for Fun

ETs, what if they are here? 

Approximately 56% of Americans believe in UFOs, but only about 45% believe that aliens have visited Earth. This indicates a significant portion of the population holds a belief in extraterrestrial life, although the exact percentage of people who specifically believe in aliens visiting is not clearly stated in the available data. What you may not know is that almost 1% claim that they have been abducted, many by very credible persons with substantial evidence.

I’m not an advocate of “beliefs,” but I must admit the evidence of past and current ET visits is substantial. So, if they are here, why? What do they want, and are they here to do us harm? On the first two questions, I have no answer. On the last they evidence is that they do not. Obviously, if they are here, their technology is hundreds or perhaps thousands of years ahead of ours. It makes sense that they would have the ability to either dominate or eliminate us easily. Since that has not occurred, the answer is obvious.

Doctors Pay

Broken in the USA, Economics, Education, Finance, Health Care
How much are doctors paid?     The average doctor in the US earned $350,000 in individual total income in 2017. That’s about 1.75 times what most people guessed ($200,050). But, of course, doctors of certain specialties earn more than others. And earnings vary by state — and the top state might surprise you. The highest-paid doctors live in South Dakota. There, the average physician earned $432,800 in 2017. Compared to other states, South Dakota had a median household income below the national average, at $56,521 in 2017. Workloads for different specialties also contribute to income differences. Neurosurgeons earned an average of $623,500 in 2017, over three times more than family medicine doctors ($192,800). They also worked about 16 more hours per week on average: 63.6 compared to 47.4. Some jobs, like lawyers, have pay that tracks closely to state household income. Physician pay follows no such pattern. This is partly due to how Medicare adjusts reimbursements, particularly in rural areas. The top 1% of the nation’s doctors earned an average of $4 million annually, largely from business income and capital gains.