<<Logically, this is a true statement, but not because someone with a PhD is inherently smarter than someone with an MD. >>
This statement was taken out of context. What Micro was suggesting was that despite the fact that those professors with a PhD are smarter than medical doctors with MDs, they still make far less money than medical doctors.
His comparison was about comparing the salaries with talent. Not exactly talent with talent.
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