Originally Posted by
Adam1222
I had already let you win but since you enjoy the sport, I shall respond to this non sequitur
1. I am not so sure Ben would be deemed a "public figure" in the legal defamation sense simply because of the number of FTers who voraciously read his every word. Even if he is, though, it is still weird to judge his decision to have LASIK, which seems to be baked in to your oddly aggressive posts on this.
2. Your original post insinuated Ben was *having* a cosmetic surgery (not an elective surgery) for tax evasion purposes, not just that he was writing about it
Whether or not you think LASIK is a silly procedure or a waste of money, of course, is pretty irrelevant. Notably, the IRS considers it an eligible medical expense for FSA/HSA purposes.
Apparently you are both a CPA and a lawyer. You reference that I insinuated that Ben was involved in tax evasion, which is illegal. Everything I mention is tax avoidance, which are legal methods. The overall criticism I provided was on how this type of content was out of place for his blog and speculating why he posted more than once about it, but it's his website and he can do what he wishes.