r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/HotResponsibility829 13d ago

As they should. Nurses are still underpaid like most other workers. Nurses making 6-figures are working more than 40 hours a week the majority of the time as well. Again, good for them. Still not enough. Just like others.

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u/KennyLagerins 13d ago

If everyone is underpaid then nobody is underpaid.

Nurses making six figures where I’m at are working 3x12s which is a fantastic schedule and they relentlessly complain about it. They’re also responsible for less workload than before as more duties are shifted to techs, aides, specialties, and the other departments in a hospital.

I don’t blame them for getting what they can, but don’t complain when you’re getting taken better care of than the rest but can’t see it.

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u/Notsurehowtoreact 12d ago

Yeah, this is my experience with nurses as well.

Bedside nursing isn't easy work, but it is insanely lucrative. What's that bit going around, if you removed the top 1000 highest earners in the U.S. the average salary would be around 35k... and nurses make 77k+.

Like, yes, wages across the board could be better, but to make $40+ an hour as a starting wage and act as if you're being slighted the hardest when it comes to wages is ludicrous.

I have a family of nurses and they are all in agreement that they want to make more but they are still doing very well and others have it far worse.

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u/KennyLagerins 12d ago

It just really gets me when they complain about the schedules. A, you should have known even before nursing school what the schedule was, and B. It’s a fantastic schedule.

You work 3 days a week, so you could realistically be out for 8 days in a row and not touch PTO. You could be out for 15 days in a row and only use 3 days of PTO. 12 hours a day isn’t that bad when it’s 3x, hell, a lot of people work 10s 5 days a week or more. Plus there’s shift diffs, hazard pay, overtime, and on and on.