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		code4tee on Nov 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost ... And yet ironically, in the US at least, there’s a decent chance that plumber actually makes more than a physician.

sgerenser on Nov 20, 2021 | [–]

Unlikely, but if he does it’s because he’s the “owner of a plumbing business” not just a plumber.

dheera on Nov 20, 2021 | [–]

Possibly upto a point, if you factor in that the physician has to contend with paying back $400K in loans and $1M+ in lost income from not working during earlier years in life.

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