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Originally Posted by disneysteve
I'm a physician in a poor area. I see patients every day who tell me they are having trouble affording their meds but the vast majority of them smoke, many of them drink alcohol and lots of them buy lottery tickets every day. Maybe if they stopped doing those things, they would be better able to afford their meds.
Unfortunately, lots of people do not make their health a priority in their lives. I'm not saying that is true of the majority, but it does describe a significant number of people.
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Im applying for Pharmacy school this year so hopefully in 4 years or so I will have your problem
Where do you draw the line between justifying your services and lecturing on budgeting?
Once I was a cashier at a grocery store and some lady was ranting to me that the groceries were too much and that she would have to turn off her lights. Of course, I ignored her and kept ringing stuff up. She stopped me and said "Dont you care that my kids arent going to have electricity because these groceries cost too much???"
I looked into her cart and looked back at her. "Well mam, if you removed the bakery cake, soda and snack foods out you would probably save $30 or so." She of course, scoffed at the audacity of this 16 year old, paid, asked for my manager's name and left.
The customers behind her made me feel a lot better about the situation, but I may have gone too far. That reaction is fine for a 16 year old, but what about a professional?
My tongue may be red by the end of my work days