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condition 6 is screwing this up. I'm now beginning to think it just meant take off 3000 total instead of 1 grand per year (or 30k total). The reason is the word "lifetime". If the question writer wanted to say your salary is reduced to 49,000, then if that word is removed, the intent is much clearer. "lifetime" does not need to be there if that was the intent.

If the question meant to say you'll lose 3,000 over the course of your life, then the value of joining the peace corps is $1.164MM

edit: yep, after reading it again I change my mind, I'm going with the alternate interpretation, and I'd make it very clear what I was doing and why. So yes, join the peace corps.