Personally, I'm for surgery. I just got a look at Dr Dietrich's car. You know what he drives? A Bentley. $17,000 bucks.'' ''That guy doesn't take out a splinter for less than $1000.'' ''I'll still take ear, nose, and throat. The common cold is still the doctor's best friend.'' ''Call it a virus. You make more dough that way.'' ''Look, if you kiddies are all through, your old man here will really wise you up. It's not what you practice, it's where.'' ''What do you mean?'' ''I've done a little research on this problem. The average doctor's income is 11 Gs. In the southwest, west, and more...'' ''Pebble Beach, Colorado Springs, Beverly Hills, that's where the rich are crackin' up fast.'' Movie doctors even base treatment decisions on patients' ability to pay. In
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