[aruanan]

The amount of time in school is 8 to 10 years. These are his lost wages.

What you never get is nothing that is lost. He may incur debt over those years, but that's part of the cost of doing business, in this case, the business of securing a profession. Still, there are many programs available that can make the loan repayment only a matter of a few years.

[wintertime]

but that’s part of the cost of doing business
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Yep! And....In all businesses that cost is passed on to the customer.