LexVinco
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Ignorance like this shocks me. I don't know where you live, but here in the US, there's a reason. This is going to be a rant because it seems I suddenly reached my limit hearing about this.
You know why attorneys charge so much? Because when we get out of law school, most of us are saddled with upwards of $150,000 of debt. For me, it'll be $180,000. Yes. One hundred and eighty thousand dollars for three years of schooling. That's a house. That's $1,200/month repayment for 15 years. And that's before all the interest.
And attorneys, unlike what people seem to believe, usually don't get paid $100k/year right off the bat. Most of us are lucky to get $40-$60. And you might say, "Wow, that's a respectable amount." Except with loan payments of $1200/month plus rent (and forget about getting a house, you're already paying a mortgage), plus whatever else you put money towards, it doesn't come out to that much at all.
And so you say, "Well you chose it." And I say, "Yes, I did. But now that you know the facts, stop complaining about the prices for attorneys that (1) don't own their own firm (and therefore don't set the prices, usually only the boss does that) and/or (2) are under the age of 40. Yes, 40. Because that's when the loan payments will finally end (assuming a graduating age of about 25)."
Another thing: how, exactly, is our "greediness" as you see it different than doctors'? You might be shocked by that statement, but really think about it. They charge exorbitant fees for things that don't require that much money thrown at it (hello, every single profession ever). But why are they not villianized like attorneys? Because insurance. Because instead of paying out of pocket for an attorney like you do a doctor, you pay in a small (or large, as it may be) weekly/monthly amount to your insurance company on the chance you get sick. So who is villianized here? The insurance companies. Obviously. Despite the fact that many of you will put in much less than you take out. It's still a fuck ton of money. And how many times are people still furious with doctors when they have to pay out of pocket for expenses? It's about the money, not about the profession. Know the difference.
And before you claim that doctors help people and attorneys are just criminal scumsuckers, consider this: for every lawsuit that occurs, someone has been wronged. Someone has been mistreated, beaten, robbed, tricked out of their money, raped, wrongfully terminated, taken advantage of, and never mind that millions of other reasons someone gets sued/prosecuted. They are not arbitrary. They are legitimate. There are reasons the laws exist. Are some laws absurd? Absolutely. Is a CT scan for mild headaches that occur once every few months (a case I read about, medical malpractice) absurd? Absolutely.
You are probably mad because you lost your case. That's really, honestly unfortunate. It's also unfortunate when a patient dies during surgery from a small complication. Lawyers can ONLY work within the confines of the law. They are forced (as they should be) to abide by an insanely high moral code (The Law Governing Lawyers here in NY and possibly elsewhere, not sure how far it extends, The Model Rules of Professional Conduct, etc.) any breach of which subjects them to serious reprimands and even the lost of their license to practice law. Just like a doctor.
I'd like to think that most people are capable of not overgeneralizing, not taking what their parents taught them as fact 100% of the time, and to think for themselves. I like to imagine I'm not going to be saddled with 180k of debt at the end of next year. We can only fucking dream.
EDIT: Grammar is hard sometimes.
< Message edited by LexVinco -- 8/10/2012 7:29:55 PM >
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Fuck the greedy Lawyer - 
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