Two Steps Behind

I was separated from the rest of class by a secondary atmosphere, and attacking Sudoku, when Ms. Maithreyi brought up what she called a naughty issue. The class proceeded to raise questions with regard to this naughty issue, discuss and debate it. It obviously had something to do with the taxation of capital gains; but I could not ( and believe me, I tried very hard) figure out what , in the world, was naughty about it.

Later in the day, I asked around and was told that they were discussing a knotty issue.

How the hell was I to know?