For a $149 investment it'll repay itself and make $1300 on top in one month of mining.
Think again. You paid about 23 BTC 10 months ago. You'll make .3 btc/day. Even if the difficulty doesn't skyrocket (which it will), you need more than 2 months to just break even. You aren't making any profit for a long time.
No, he paid in USD, just like everyone else. Nice try, though.
Meanwhile, if he bought BTC, he would have 23 BTC,
right now. Nice try at post rationalizing though.