(however, Tad, your wife's income when she is a doc will likely largely come from the federal gov).
So?
I'd rather she be paid by her patients out of their own pockets and privately owned, non-government subsidized insurance companies.
Thats not relevant to this conversation <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
salary is paid by the gov (USAF) but what has the defense department done for you lately?
It upholds one of the tenants of the founding documents. I'm paraphrasing here, but...
The government shall collect taxes for the purposes of establishing a common defense and general welfare for the people.
The military also kills people and breaks things that belong to organizations that would kill me if they had the opportunity. Well worth the price of admission in my book.
