Guv,
First your comparing a medical intern with a regular surgeon, of course interns make "squat" they make next to nothing here in the US as well. Then you compare Englands form of socialized medicine with the US's free market system, so again its apples and oranges. Bottom line Pilots should be one of the highest paid professions in any country based on the high levels of skills, abilities, and intelligence. If you guys think US pilots are overpaid, its more likely you are underpaid!! and if you want equitable pay scales for all professions, ask the Cubans and North Koreans, they have a very equitable system, and see how far thats got them.....