Buffett hits Romney on Buffett rule

Unless you mean paying lobbyists to enshrine more loopholes for them.

I was laughing last night watching the show put on by these corrupt, rich politicians. I am referring to the state of the union comedy show.

Agreed... =)

Heh, maybe more than that... =)

I'm sure it is.

Bastians!!!

Let me Guess... Hmmm Perhaps Mr. Buffet???

Could be, but for Who is the Point....

He is a very Honest person for sure... =)

So, do you think the tax burden should be ONLY on those who believe it should be higher and everyone else should not have to pay?

No I just think it's a cop out for them to say we'll only do the right thing if there is a law forcing us to.

Didn't he recently invest a few billion in Bank of America? They are all cut from the same cloth it seems.

Actually he Has done the right thing with his money. He has given away More than half his personal wealth to charities. FAR more than any of the other 1%'ers. I have Great respect for Mr. Buffett.

He's doing it. This is from Bloomberg news:

"Buffett had offered a one-for-one match of any debt donations made by Republican members of Congress, with a three-for-one match for any money Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voluntarily sent to the Treasury.

One Republican, Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia was already donating 15 percent of his Congressional salary toward national debt reduction, and an "impressed" and "delighted" Buffett will be writing a check for just over $49,000 to match Rigell's 2011 and 2012 donations."

did you pay more in taxes than you were suppose too?

I have too many family and employers that justify what they do if they can cheat then I should cheat also it is only human nature
I do not work for them and I pay my taxes and support my teachers and I have a right to condemn those that i see cheating
I have witness those things that only get thru the production line by deliberate passing unsafe product to make the almighty buck to please the boss
If McDonald's would let me make their employee soda like they make my coffee
shit would hit the fan
proof is witness what a customer will do with wrong service

Yes. And I read this morning how he profits from Keystone whether it comes through the US or not.

Yes his philanthropy is admirable as is his attempt to get other 1%ers to do the same with their money. Where I take issue with him is his making money off the housing debacle, the TARP bailouts, and the corrupt credit rating agencies that he owns. Hopefully people realize that Bain capital got its business model (acquire distressed assets, lay off the workers, sell the assets) from Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

Again, I see no reason that he and the people who are influenced by him could not pay more if they saw it as an answer to the nation's problems (perhaps in the way they see their charitable contributions as helping to solve society's ills) without being forced to pay more by law.

It's a start. It would be nice if instead of just matching the much poorer man's contribution he added an extra zero, but it's a start.

Yes in my state we have several elective funds that taxpayers can pay extra towards. I did not do so on a federal level. For the record, I am not a 1%er.

I assume your point in asking me that question was to reveal some potential hypocrisy on my part?

Undoubtedly there is a clear difference between right and wrong. One of the problems I see in our society is the peer pressure and justification to do the wrong thing.

Yes, he could certainly afford that extra zero. I think he's even richer than Romney and last I heard, he has been living in the same modest house for many years.

I agree with him 100%
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