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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. My argument is as follows-

JD is more intellectual than MD  [b]Nope, have you taken the MCAT and the LSAT?[/b]
JD has much higher salary potential  [b]I suppose, if you're referring to the very few who bill at $1000+/hour.[/b]
JD is much more versatile - the prestige speaks for itself in many industries [b]Neither are very versatile, but JDs are very limiting, which I don't think is true of an MD.[/b]
JD ceiling is higher - Supreme Court justices have no medical counterpart near as prestigious [b]Judges are more prestigious than lawyers, that's true.[/b]
JDs in big law get car service, catered lunches, and suits - MDs have cabs/trains, cafeteria, and scrubs 
JDs are sole in their ability to practice law - MDs have DO and foreign competition [b]Lawyers are now competing with foreign competition.[/b]
JDs charge by hour - MDs have to deal with government dictated reimbursements [b]Why do you think lawyers invented the billable hour?  It was to compete with doctor's salaries.[/b]

How are docs more prestigious?[/quote][/quote]

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