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Presuming you read the article, let's talk about it. They specifically use an example of a $250 27" CRT TV vs a $1250 42" plasma HDTV and your neighbor who thinks the 400% increase in price between the two represents inflation. The article goes on to claim the neighbor is right. Which is crazy...

Again, let's deal in facts here, not your opinions. What was wrong with my arguments. You disagree, and think a 91 Camry is worth just as much as the 2016 version? You have some reasoning behind your unshakable beliefs, or you just hold them on faith?

Fair point, although anecdotally when I'm in the U.K, for example, I read and hear a lot about NHS costs going up disproportionately because of things like MRIs when you previously got an ice pack and a pair of crutches. I don't live there so that could just be general complaining on account of...

Why, are "hedonic adjustments are complete bullsh*t"? Because you said so? The complete absence of facts and reasoned discussion on this thread is just appalling. Let's talk about hedonic adjustments. Let's say 1975 you could buy a new car for $5,000 that had an average life of 50,000 miles...

Well you've both made my point for me better than I could myself! Sadly the answer to my question is clearly no.

Again, if any of you have any legitimate issues to bring up with what I stated, we all welcome them. The fact that you don't appear to, and have resorted to rather bizarre attacks on me instead says a lot about both you and der_kommissar as well as the positions you hold. Let's all see if we...

Since you didn't find any factual issues with my last post than we'll assume you either agree with it or just couldn't refute it. Given that, I'm not sure what the point of your last statement was? Was there any content at all in there, or were you just trying to troll?

OK, the article is about the average total cost to provide healthcare for an American family, really did you read it because it appears you just reflexively posted? Not what they pay in insurance premiums or copays, not what Obamacare has done to bring about the apocalypse, not what young people...

So first of all, I'd recommend reading the article. For example, "employers pay 57 percent of the total health costs", so the headline number that an actual family pays is a little less than $11,000, and that number "marks the lowest rate of increase since the index began in 2001". Both facts...

I did, actually got someone who know what they were talking about. They apologized that none of the brokers on their list still offered it, said they didn't know of any others, and didn't seem too concerned about the fact they had an instrument effectively no-one could trade. The apathy was a...

They do but I've been completely unable to find a retail broker who lets you trade them. If anyone has a line on that please post it.

Currency futures traders trading on exchanges or spot traders operating OTC? If you're operating OTC all bets are off (actually you're taking a bet on your counterparty!) The NBBO rules are for exchange traded products, hence my question about what exchange this was on. If you have evidence of...

What exchange is this on? In general limit orders can't be skipped and in the U.S. the NBBO rule should ensure you are filled before an inferior price.

There are many legitimate shortcomings of modern portfolio theory, but since it does not claim that volatility is risk it doesn't make much sense to criticize that. I happen to believe that the whole idea that you can perfectly hedge delta is bullshit, but since that has nothing to do with...

Again you're missing optioncoach's point entirely. A AAA rated bond that yields 2% may have a far higher risk adjusted return than a junk bond that yields 80%, and the opposite may also be true. The return or potential return give you no information on the value of the investment (or if you're a...

I only bring comp up as an example of how impossible it is to do something "squishy" in taxes. I see your idea to switch (regardless of if it is current code it's a switch from current practice) as a similar "squishy" idea with similar consequences. Didn't mean to bring up the comp rules as...

My opinion certainly, but there are easy things to clarify by regulation, rulings... and hard things. "justifying earnings for a business purpose" is one of the hard to nearly impossible things to draw a bright line test for or even a squishy definition that can be fairly applied across the...

For everyone talking about this, if you're either going to entrust tens of thousands of dollars or have lost tens of thousands of dollars to these types, why not get on a plane, maybe with a large imposing friend if you've lost money, and park yourself in their office. You can get from nearly...

Back in 2012 this was the OPs one and only post on this board. If the thing is still even in business the OP obviously worked there.

The "require the Corp to justify the retention of earnings for a business purpose" part is the murky part. Who decides if it's a justifiable business purpose? A govt employee with no background in the complex niche where my company operates? As both a former govt employee and an entrepreneur I...