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		imgabe on Jan 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US doctor forgives $650k in medical bills for canc... He's an oncologist who was able to shrug and write off $650k of money he was owed. I'm pretty sure his income is multiples of the average non-FAANG software engineer. He was running his own practice so low to mid 7-figures would not be out of the question.

csharptwdec19 on Jan 6, 2021 [–]

Yep, I wouldn't be surprised if the tax write-offs for this made the 'real' impact far less.

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