>I pay anyone for services What service exactly am I getting for being robbed? Conversely, in the correct metaphor, if I buy a fraudulently priced stock for $

>I pay anyone for services What service exactly am I getting for being robbed? Conversely, in the correct metaphor, if I buy a fraudulently priced stock for $100 and sell for $0.01, I get to write off the $99.99. Seems kind of arbitrary that 'a buyer' is the difference between a write-off and not.