A buddy of mine just got her doctorate in medical prosthetics and has been job hunting. She wants to work with pediatric amputees but the best job offer she got was for $45k after a year of searching. She's considering moving to another state to take a position doing prosthetics for diabetics, which isn't in line with her goals but pays $55k.

I didn't have to heart to tell her that I made $45k over a decade ago as a first year IT worker with only an Associate's. I never realized that medical was such a shitshow. Where does our money go when we get thousand dollar medical bills for even the most basic stuff??