dlesmond - glad to see someone bring something approximating substantive fact to this argument. A welcome change from supposition, here-say and gibberish.
Everyone is entitled to get a costing for their training in writing. Has anyone who has actually attended these courses posted on here to say that there was $45k in unexplained training costs on their bill?
Damo - if you end up going to the dictionary for definitions to some of these words, I recommend you keep reading past the first one given. If Led Zeppelin taught us anything, it's that words sometimes have two meanings. You might also investigate the subtle differences between irony and sarcasm.