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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LongTermBRK   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: The Latest from Andrew Bary of Barron's
Date: 11/09/24 9:33 AM
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Every day when I don’t get in a car wreck and my house doesn’t burn down, I don’t complain about the terrible bets I made with my auto insurer and my home insurer. Bad LOSING bets I keep making year after year. And unlike Warren I don’t get paid 4-5% for my bad bets.

When limited nuclear attacks don’t occur, when the bond market doesn’t blow up, when capital gains taxes don’t rise—Warren doesn’t complain. That’s not necessarily a bad thing—despite some very large bets he’s placed. You see, there’s this little $600-$700 Billion quietly positioned on the other side which mysteriously seems to be ignored by pundits.

Warren and I both hope to continue making losing bets for many years to come. Lose, baby, lose!
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BRK: Why Not XOM? · 62 recs · 2024
Second quarter comments · 60 recs · 2023
Berkshire's Profit Contributors · 57 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 54 recs · 2026
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