I must admit I'm loving John Larue posts, at times he makes me laugh uproariously. See folks, this is what happens when you completely buy into Ayn Rand. May I suggest the masterworks of L Ron Hubbard?
Doctors have integrity? The ones that have not become conduits for Big Pharma, sure I'll accept that. The biggest problem with our health system is too many people are over-medicated. Some doctor's offices are nothing more than cattle calls, write out the prescription -next. You can't even begin to comprehend the amount of prescribed Oxycontin available on the streets.
But don't tell our resident Randist this, he's too busy protecting the rights of the Remy Marten and Cohiba folks.
You might want to check any of the trust/integrity study. Doctor rate quite high. You could start here.
Source: Harris Interactive
Sept. 2006
Selected Results
"Would you generally trust each of the following types of people to tell the truth, or not?"
Doctors — 85%-Would Trust
12%-Would Not Trust
3%-Not Sure/No Answer
Police officers — 76%-Would Trust
21%-Would Not Trust
3%-Not Sure/No Answer
Professors — 75%-Would Trust
19%-Would Not Trust
6%-Not Sure/No Answer
Judges — 70%-Would Trust
24%-Would Not Trust
5%-Not Sure/No Answer
Lawyers — 27%-Would Trust
68%-Would Not Trust
5%-Not Sure/No Answer
Journalists — 39%-Would Trust
58%-Would Not Trust
3%-Not Sure/No Answer
Doctors and teachers most trusted among 22 occupations and professions. Actors and lawyers at bottom, with pollsters also fairing poorly. About half (48%) of U.S. adults generally trust that the President tells the truth -- down substantially from 65 percent in 2002. However, 12 of the 22 professions measured by The Harris Poll(R) are trusted to be truthful by 60 percent or more of U.S. adults, with doctors (85%) and teachers (83%) topping the list. In addition, over half of the occupations measured have seen an increase in the eyes of the general public to tell the truth when compared to 2002. This is a turnaround from four years ago when most occupations saw a decrease in feeling about truthfulness.
These are some of the results of The Harris Poll(R) conducted by telephone between July 7 and 10, 2006, by Harris Interactive(R) among a nationwide sample of 1,002 U.S. adults.
In addition to doctors and teachers, those rounding out the top five of generally trusted occupations and professions are scientists (77%), police officers (76%) and professors (75%). Conversely, the five occupations that are least trusted to be truthful include actors (26%), lawyers (27%), stockbrokers (29%), trade union leaders (30%) and opinion pollsters (34%).
Specifically the survey found the following changes in responses since 2002:
* In the past four years the occupations that have received the largest increase in the percentage of U.S. adults who trust that they tell the truth are accountants (up 13 percentage points from 55% in 2002 to the current 68%), bankers (up 11 percentage points to 62%), clergymen or priests (an increase of 10 percentage points to 74%), and scientists (up nine percentage points to 77%). Doctors and military officers have also shown increases. Doctors rose eight points to the current 85 percent, and military officers also increased eight points to 72 percent.
* Others that have shown more modest positive change include police officers (up seven percentage points to 76%), stockbrokers (up six percentage points to 29%), judges (up five percentage points to 70%), teachers (up three percentage points to 83%) and lawyers (up three percentage points to 27%).
* Those who have shown the most substantial drop are the President (a decrease of 17 percentage points from 65% in 2002 to a current 48%) and public opinion pollsters (a drop of 10 points to 34%). Others that had a more modest decrease are civil servants (a drop of three points to 62%) and TV newscasters (down two points to 44%).
* Those that have shown little or no change in the past four years are professors (75%), the ordinary man or woman (66%), journalists (39%), members of Congress (35%), and trade union leaders (30%).
http://www.lexisone.com/balancing/articles/090006i.html
Clearly many more people think differently than you.