Buffett submits check to US Treasury (economy, support, income, murder)

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by TempesT68

Quite a move by Buffett to put the GOP in their place. Buffett states he will donate 15% of his annual income to pay down the deficit if the congressional GOP only pitches in 10%. Think the GOP will do it? I doubt it.

Buffett ups challenge to GOP, pledging 15 percent of income to deficit | The Raw Story

He didn't challenge the Dems to do the same ? That's unfair.

[lifelongMOgal]

More Kabuki.....carrying the water for Obama's campaign speech at the State of the Union Address tommorrow night.

[Savoir Faire]

crickets

[VTHokieFan]

This is so pointless. Anyone who puts any amount of their private money toward our deficit is a moron.

[parfleche]

doesnt matter if you are a rich moron,any reason to flaunt it in our faces

[TempesT68]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

This is so pointless. Anyone who puts any amount of their private money toward our deficit is a moron.

Congress is paid by the taxpayer. Buffett is making a good point to the party that supposedly cares about fiscal sanity, to put 10% of their taxpayer funded salary towards balancing the budget, while he will pitch in 15% of his private funds.
It's not moronic, it's about as patriotic as it gets that he is willing to reach into his own pocket to help america.

[Kirdik]

Originally Posted by TempesT68

Quite a move by Buffett to put the GOP in their place. Buffett states he will donate 15% of his annual income to pay down the deficit if the congressional GOP only pitches in 10%. Think the GOP will do it? I doubt it.

Buffett ups challenge to GOP, pledging 15 percent of income to deficit | The Raw Story

And in return he gets this:

Buffett’s Burlington Northern Among Winners From Keystone Denial

[momonkey]

Originally Posted by TempesT68

The dems are the ones pushing to restore the tax rates to return us to fiscal sanity, but the GOP have refused every time.
Buffett is calling the GOP out if they really are so concerned about balancing the budget, to pitch in 10% of their income to pay it down the deficit, as he's willing to throw in 15% which is the right thing to do for america.

How about we cut 10% and Buffett keeps his money?

[buzzards27]

Originally Posted by Kirdik

And in return he gets this:

Buffett’s Burlington Northern Among Winners From Keystone Denial

That's capitalism, betting on winners and losers, right? You got something wrong with capitalism?

Do you have a problem with John Paulson short selling the mortgage melt down? You got a problem with him earning $5 billion last year?

[Kirdik]

Originally Posted by buzzards27

That capitalism, betting on winners and losers, right? You got something wrong with capitalism?

No, that's not capitalism, that's called crony capitalism.