[Governor Dinwiddie]

An apprentice tradesman starting out in his career has to invest in a boatload of tools—
$6K, $8K, $10K, maybe more in some cases. Where are the checks for these guys? They
have to take loans out to get set up in their trade; why should someone taking "lezbian
wymyn studies" get a free pass, while someone who actually contributes to the economy
and the tax base gets screwed over?

[woodbutcher1963]

A dentist has to buy between $25K-$35K in supplies the first year of dental school. This was according to my dentist who is now in his mid forties. He said that his first year at Boston University was $75K. It went down from there. This was about twenty years ago.

This is why it costs $350+ for filling now and $1500+ for a crown.