Why do so many people feel doctors are overpaid and nurses and teachers make so little?

teachers do make little money for what they do: setting the foundation for this nation's future. doctors are slightly overpaid, but keep in mind, their malpractice insurance is through the roof.

It's not acceptable for anyone to make millions of dollars just for entertaining people. Doctors' salaries are fine. Teachers need to be paid more. If these people all earned what doctors make, I'd be satisifed.

I've worked as a school janitor, so I've seen how late teachers really do have to stay and what they buy for their classes with their own money. They are definitely underpaid. Nurses do a lot of very hard work, most of the legwork, they are the ones who respond to patients first, although they do make good money. I still think they deserve more, though. Whereas there are docs who are only in their clinics 2-3 days a week (not all docs, but some I have tried to get an appointment with), whereas nurses are much more likely to have to work full, and sometimes double shifts. And the nurses in the hospitals usually have to rotate days and nights. And I don't think what some athletes are paid is acceptable- it's way too high.