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> Which would you rather drive, he asks, a $150,000 Porsche on a well-maintained highway, or a $333,000 Ferrari on roads with deep potholes?

Great way to sum up paying higher taxes. I'm going to try and remember that one the next time I get in a similar discussion.

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Except there aren't any in the air or on water. One of the favourite ways of spending guide amounts of money is a yacht or private plane.

Good point - still have to take off and land in the airplane right? I used to fly in my Dad's two seater, and I can remember him being very grateful there was a small, municipal airport in Dubois, WY where we could land and fuel up.

This makes sense for consumer examples, but not for investment examples.

Would you like to have $150,000 in your retirement account, or would you rather have $333,000 in your retirement account?

> This makes sense for consumer examples, but not for investment examples.

It might make sense in investment examples, if you actually used a parallel structure.

> Would you like to have $150,000 in your retirement account, or would you rather have $333,000 in your retirement account?

You've only stated the analog of the "Porsche v. Ferrarri" part, but not the "well-maintained highway vs. road with deep potholes" part.

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