I am not. My whole point was if a professional did the same thing there would be all sorts of noise made. I even pointed out in a round about way that when doctors do it society calls it "concierge medicine" not medical care. I.e. we as a society do not tolerate this from professionals however it is considered okay when tradesman do it.
Again most doctors are not contracted to come in. Even for the ones that are and are compensated differently you as the customer do NOT pay for the difference. I have no problem if an electrician company wants to compensate their employees differently for different types of call as long as the customer pays the same price.
No I am holding electricians comparable to individual doctors. The hospital may be open 24 hours a day. Doctors are human and need somewhat regular hours.
Then by definition you did NOT need emergency services. You visited an Emergency room and got immediate care from te ER doctor but the rest of it (i.e. the definitive treatment) was not an emergency.
Trust me they are called in way more then you think. And it is not just being called in - the fact that someone called them, woke the up in the middle of the night, they reviewed the studies, and made a plan still constitutes them taking care of you (usually uncompensated until they see you in the morning and do a proper work up). And again addressing your jab on the ER doctor he is not charging you, the patient, more because you showed up in the middle of the night. The bill would have been the same if you showed up the next morning at 8 am.
I agree with the first part of your statement. Most people have no clue how little they pay for doctors or how entitled they act (the patients).
However, if the doctors charged you like your electrician does imagine the outrage, as you have clearly demonstrated. I am not sure why people find it ok and normal to pay their electrician 3x normal rates for after hour work but paying their doctor is wrong and health care should be a "right".
As for the second part well at least its the same rate on Friday night before a holiday weekend as 9 am on Wed unlike the electrician

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