This is a must read piece by Warren E. Buffett.
"I would leave rates for 99.7 percent of taxpayers unchanged and continue the current 2-percentage-point reduction in the employee contribution to the payroll tax. This cut helps the poor and the middle class, who need every break they can get.
But for those making more than $1 million — there were 236,883 such households in 2009 — I would raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains. And for those who make $10 million or more — there were 8,274 in 2009 — I would suggest an additional increase in rate."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html
Hi Bill,
That is good.
Regards,
Steve
Hi FORTRANS,
My favorite line from the guy is: "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."
He must be the only rich man alive in this country to admit that it is the wealthy who are destroying us.
Hi,
He is an interesting person. Searching WWW.NPR.ORG
for him shows some nice coverage.
Cheers,
Steve
:bg
Class Warfare - Warren Buffett vs. Wealthy Conservatives (http://vodpod.com/watch/15293331-class-warfare-warren-buffett-vs-wealthy-conservatives)