Absolutely. The demand is pretty constant (increasing as the population ages), and supply fixed (approximately 40,000 medical graduates per year only + a few tens of thousands foreign grads). Moreover, at the end doctors can tailor their career toward $$$ (private practice) or $ (hospital position / research / part time / "lifestyle" position.)

I love to fly, as most pilots and probably everybody here on this board (you can see my posting history and why I started to occasionally read here.) That is a big reason, I would guess, why there is *not* a mass exodus from the piloting career. I'm just at a loss as to how the bad conditions for pilots can be readily fixed. It is not realistic to say to the public "stop expecting low-priced fares"... the average joe just goes to travelocity and will select the lowest fare. He doesn't think about what this means or the ethics involved, just like shopping at wal-mart and the questionable ethics involved there.

Perhaps regulation will improve things, and I wouldn't underestimate public support which could really help push corporations (and perhaps lawmakers if needed) to make better conditions for commercial pilots. *Nobody* wants to be flown by somebody who is paid poverty wages or pulls back on the stick during a stall.