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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:42 PM Original message |
I should pay more tax, says US billionaire Warren Buffett |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Memo to Marty R.: |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. What small businesses? They seem to sell everything to the large ones. |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Pssst... |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. For people making 20,000 or less a year Federal taxes have gone up... |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. He needs to put his money where |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. he gave all of his personal fortune to the Gates Foundation thus sidestepping any tax implications |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. That sounds damned generous to me. nt |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Yes, and the Gates Foundation will do all sorts of dreadful things |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Oh no doubt, i just thinks it's funny he wants to pay more taxes |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. The act that got him out of taxes as you say, also got him out of |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. that's exactly the problem. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Corruption |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Warren consistently puts his money where his mouth is |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think Warren Buffet is a class act. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. See my comment #5 n/t |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. See #7. He's spending his money wisely. nt |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Buffett is a wonderful man who's always supported Democrats in presidential elections. |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. I can imagine he probably gets the cold shoulder at the country club. n/t |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Oh I doubt it. |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. He could BUY the country club, if he wanted it! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
20. He's Been Saying This For Years |
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