Nuclear class war

[Yuri Zhivago]

Buffett, a Democrat and Obama-supporter, had one question for Mitt Romney: “Do you think the tax system should be perpetuated?”
He doesn’t blame the former Massachusetts governor or any of the ultra-rich for paying lower tax rates than most Americans and challenged Congress to make a change.

“I don’t pay hardly any payroll taxes,” Buffett said. “Gov. Romney hardly pays any payroll taxes, Newt Gingrich hardly pays any payroll taxes. Debbie pays lots of payroll taxes.”

He lashed out at assertions from many Republican leaders that the “Buffett rule” is class warfare.

“If this is a war, my side has the nuclear bomb,” Buffett said. “We have K Street. … We have Wall Street. Debbie doesn’t have anybody. I want a government that is responsive to the people who got the short straw in life.”


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2012/01/warren-buffett-and-his-secretary-talk-taxes/

 

[justoffal]

all he has to do is pay her is stock instead of cash...she'll make more and pay less taxes...um Buffet already knows this

 

[justoffal]

Also buffet owns stock in a rail road company that would be hurt by the keystone project...Soros owns stock in shipping that would be hurt by the keystone project...so who exactly is obie working for again?

 

[justoffal]

I mean just how full of shit is buffet???

 

[Yuri Zhivago]

all he has to do is pay her is stock instead of cash...she'll make more and pay less taxes...um Buffet already knows this

will you please translate from Chinese and also while translating do not forget to include relevance in your intellectually mighty response.

 

[888888]

having a fair tax code is wrong to you Just? Are you saying that it would hurt you if people who have all the money weren't able to buy the congress and put lobbyist in every congressmen office to get what they want?

Do you believe things are fair?

 

[888888]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/warren-buffetts-income_n_1007516.html
Buffet made 62 million in 2009, 39 million taxable.

 

[Yuri Zhivago]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/warren-buffetts-income_n_1007516.html
Buffet made 62 million in 2009, 39 million taxable.

Buffet simply realizes that if the 1% continue on their current trend and take over all the money and all the resources his own comfortable life will no longer be so comfortable. Fighting off the starving masses can be so inconvenient, you know?

Maybe it’s because he’s a decent human being or maybe it’s just because he’s not stupid. Or possibly both, of course.

 

[Angel of Dearth]

"The rich are not looking out for your interests!"

This is the mantra leveled at me by liberals when I support tax breaks. It's a stupid response because I don't give a sh!t about the rich either. Advocating tax breaks does not equal sucking up to the rich.

But here you are sucking up to Warren Buffett. I hear he's pretty rich.

And he still doesn't give a damn about you.

 

[Angel of Dearth]

Maybe it's because he's a decent human being or maybe it's just because he's not stupid. Or possibly both, of course.

Why are you sucking up to the rich? They don't give a damn about you. Every liberal agrees on this. Why can't you?

 

[Days]

c'mon jo, any business that big owes back taxes. that's because the irs keeps coming after them for more. you are still speaking chinese here

 

[Days]

I tend to think the keystone project is so ridiculously long that it would take longer to build it than a smarter shorter pipeline. Since the oil corps are going to build a pipeline, and they are going to use rail until the pipeline is built, transcanada stands to get more business with the keystone project.

 

[Days]

neither do any of the politicians that will decide the matter.