Put Your Big $$$ Where Your Big Mouth Is, Buffett

Warren Buffett has been on my last nerve for a while. Now he's really pushed me over the edge.

The billionaire investor has been whining for years that he doesn't pay enough in taxes, that he and his big rich pals would pay more to the government if tax rates were raised and that his secretary pays a higher marginal rate than he does.

I'm exhausted from having to point out to the man that if he feels so guilty about his small tax burden, nothing is stopping him from writing an additional check or two to the Treasury. I'm sure Tim Geithner isn't going to reject a billion dollar check signed by Warren Buffett. Next, Buffett takes a relatively small salary but makes most of his money on capital gains and dividends, which are taxed at a lower rate than income. Further, it would be nice if before he preached the virtues of higher taxes, Buffett and his firm actually paid the taxes they already owe. Berkshire Hathaway has back taxes due from years ago. And Buffett retains a fleet of expensive lawyers to minimize that annual tax bill as much as possible.

This week, the hypocrite spoke again, this time to challenge Congressional Republicans to a money duel: for every $1 each of them donates to reduce the deficit, he would match it. See the story here: http://swampland.time.com/2012/01/11/warren-buffett-to-mitch-mcconnell-put-up-or-shut-up/

Why just limit the challenge to Republicans? They want to lower taxes to spur economic growth. If Buffett is truly interested in cutting the deficit, he'd offer to match any voluntary contribution from anybody. The vast majority of the richest members of Congress are Democrats, not Republicans (Rockefeller, Kerry, Pelosi...) so you might want to start with the other side of the aisle, Warren.

And once again: nothing is stopping you from doing this now, Big Mouth. But of course, you don't really want to pay more to the government, which is why you've got a gazillion tax shelters and why you're handing over the majority of your vast fortune to a PRIVATE organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, rather than let the government tax it.

Warren: instead of your Giving Pledge, in which you try to convince billionaires to pledge half of their fortunes to private philanthropy, why don't you push a Giving To The Government Pledge, in which you ask these same folks to give their big money to the government instead?

Let's see how many takers you get for that. My guess is none, particularly since that line starts with you, and you are nowhere to be found.

Comments

[xbjllb]

Hey, Marie Antoinette.... your greed is showing.

Not too attractive.

[xbjllb]

You'd think someone as smart and as connected as you would be grateful to someone like Buffet for trying to keep your head on its shoulders.

As well as his.

Do not make the same mistakes you royalty made in France. The results are not pleasant.

[xbjllb]

Just because I am highly optimistic about 2012 and beyond doesn't mean the rabble is. And if things aren't completely turned around by the middle of 2013, revolution is not out of the question.

The Democrats have got hard work ahead of them. Luckily for America and the planet, the voters (We the People) will INSURE the GOP will cease to be the intestinal blockage they currently are.

America. Love it or leave it.

[xbjllb]

November 2012. The month and year America excretes the GOP forever.

[xbjllb]

At least, thanks to the GOP and all conservaBorg for ending the pretense of giving a Goddamn about America other than you and your fellow 1%'s bank accounts. If you're going to go down in a blaze of glory like Hitler, at least it's nice to face your maker being true to yourself instead of a big phony.

[xbjllb]

"They want to lower taxes to spur economic growth." - Monica Crowley

Oh yeah, fantastic idea, that worked like gangbusters 2000-2008 didn't it?

Uh. No. Uh. Hell no.

Never mind.

[Jay]

And, I'm tired of the same ol Conservative tax lie. That low taxes creates jobs and BLAH,BLAH,BLAH!

Even Reagan's Budget Director and two other GOP politicians that worked with reagan said that trickle Dow was a HUGE lie. Just to get people to accept Reagan's HUGE tax cuts on the rich.

Which is ALL he really cared about. If, you look at Government data from BLS.gov and the IRS. You will find that several times when taxes were at their lowest, unemployment was at it's highest and vice-versa.

Monica is a Consrvative propaganda in this regard.

What do you call a group that does the same thing over and over and expects DIFFERENT results?

THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jay]

so you might want to start with the other side of the aisle, Warren.--MONICA

On the democratic side, you will find FAR MORE that do want taxes raised.(Which is why Buffet was speaking to the GOP)(Monica left this part out)

Even Trump said several years ago, that he would pose a one time tax of 14-25% on those making over 10 million.

[KKD]

Hey XBJLLB, SSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Be quiet, go play!

[Robert Maddox]

Monica.......if Buffet, Kerry and Pelosi would take all the profits that they made off of the tax payers bailouts and insider trading and donate 100% of those profits that were aquired at the expense of the taxpayers...... that would be a start. What about using that insider information to puts some profit back in "We the People's" pockets?!

[Jay]

Trolls don't need vaccination for irony. They're already immune to it.

Posted by: gringoman | January 11, 2012 at 09:42 PM

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The Marxist Jay just insulted all the active duty military personnel who support Ron Paul more than all the other candidates and Obama as well.
Way to go, Jay.

Posted by: LongRifle | January 11, 2012 at 10:52 PM

Didn't insult anyone.The main reason why many in the military want Paul is because they are tired of fighting America's longest war.

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Bet, [sic] GAY's has been reading materials from LARRY FLYNT!

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 11, 2012 at 11:48 PM

Another response from College boy!

Question is, which College. Moron U?
A 2 day correspondence course?

Any grade above 35 is a passing score.

[Jay]

Maybe that explains the bad spelling, grammar and syntax wreaked upon the tongue by IQ BOY.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 12, 2012 at 02:04 AM

Another response from College boy!

Question is, which College. Moron U?
A 2 day correspondence course?

Any grade above 35 is a passing score.

Which explains UGLY's grade school mind!

[Jay]

Maybe that explains the bad spelling, grammar and syntax wreaked upon the tongue by IQ BOY.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 12, 2012 at 02:04 AM

Gotta fit in when I have discussions with Conservatives!

[thebuckstopshere]

imo, for someone like Buffett to voice concern over the Nat'l debt while owing the IRS mucho dinaro is very telling of where as a country we have gone.......

there is absolutely nothing stopping Buffett from coughing up what he owes & furthermore nothing from stopping him from writing checks for MORE.....til then the irony of the situation is lost on punks who believe in the government being a managing force in their miserable lives from cradle to grave........

PART TIME CONGRESS, FULL TIME PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, PERRY 2012

[Jay]

I wouldn't call it fighting. Making fun of might be a better description.

And you know it, distortion boy.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 12, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Have found that the easiest people to make fun of are Cnservatives..

They try so hard in their lil minds to prove you're right!

Look at how fast last night Sybil had to reach into her lil fantasy plaything bag to find 'LURKER"

[Jay]

Hey XBJLLB, SSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Be quiet, go play!

Posted by: KKD | January 12, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Did sybil find another Fantasy Plaything?

Good for her! 26 and counting!!

[gringoman]

You'd think someone as smart and as connected as you would be grateful to someone like Buffet for trying to keep your head on its shoulders.

As well as his.

Do not make the same mistakes you royalty made in France. The results are not pleasant.

Posted by: xbjllb | January 12, 2012 at 12:10 PM

The cowardly troll punk is advised to cease and desist from threatening our Princess.
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WOULD SANTORUM ANNUL TROLL MARRIAGE?

[Ummahgummah]

Do not make the same mistakes you royalty made in France. The results are not pleasant.

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | JANUARY 12, 2012 AT 12:10 PM

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For the record: the X-lax just made a DEATH THREAT.

I am recording this and archiving it.

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[driftersong]

lol Monica , you funny , give them hypocrite's hell .

[gringoman]

Question du Jour: What is the difference between a captain of industry and a corporate raider? Names optional, including Steve Jobs.

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Barack Obama cannot win a fair election. NEWT GINGRICH

[gringoman]

If the Republicans were the whores of the rich, as the comrades like to tell us, then today's Democrats and Obamunists out-whore even the whores---as the comrades do not like to tell us.

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Barack Obama cannot win a fair election. NEWT GINGRICH

[Ummahgummah]

Barack Obama cannot win a fair election. NEWT GINGRICH
POSTED BY: GRINGOMAN | JANUARY 12, 2012 AT 02:01 PM

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I know how much you support the neut, Gringoman, but isn't he merely stating the obvious?

Republican turnout is at a record high, in spite of a field of weak, disappointing candidates.

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[DJ]

"I know how much you support the neut, Gringoman"

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Newt a/k/a Daddy Cool

Just imagine,

The Long-legged Mack Daddy vs Daddy Cool in the general.

Does Gringoman love his Daddy Cool?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtxlCsVKkvY

[LongRifle]

What do you call a group that does the same thing over and over and expects DIFFERENT results?
JAY

To paraphrase: What do you call a person who parrots the same things over and over again even though no one is listening?
INSANE

[Ummahgummah]

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Longrifle, you're giving GAY too much credit. He is merely dumb. Really stupid. Thick.

The X-lax, on the other hand, is truly insane.

Hence we have IQ BOY constantly seeking approval from its insane master.

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[Chief Joe]

Maddox is right - Occupy99 needs some insider info, and most likely is getting some from political friends. That is one way to beat the banks- or at least tread water.

King of Bain : If the federal government did not release pension fund money in the case of takeovers, many of these businesses might still be operating. In one case the takeover cost the fed govt 45million and Bain got 15million from the pension fund. This legislation should be changed, and an assessment made to obtain these "windfall" funds from the raiders.

[xbjllb]

"Hey XBJLLB, SSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Be quiet, go play!" - KKD

I'm like the Beatles, only better. I need money first, and I'll put more people to work.

[Ummahgummah]

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Why is Bain being discussed so much when Solyndra is a whole other dimension of Crookedness, CORRUPTION and GREED?

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[xbjllb]

"The cowardly troll punk is advised to cease and desist from threatening our Princess. - Gringoman

I did no such thing, unlike yourself. Read on.

"For the record: the X-lax just made a DEATH THREAT.

I am recording this and archiving it." - UG

Good. Make sure you record for us when whomever you report it to LAUGHS IN YOUR FACE.

Once again, for the record, I did no such thing, and that is abundantly clear to ANYONE WHO CAN READ.

Did I for a single second even HINT that it would be I who would be doing any beheadings or unpleasantries?

ON THE CONTRARY. In point of fact, IN THE NEXT POST, IN THE FIRST LINE, I make it abundantly clear who would be and who EXACTLY Buffet is protecting the Monica Crowleys of the world from:

Whom THEY call "the rabble." The People.

You know, The People who did ALL the beheadings during the French Revolution.

My post cannot in any way be construed as any sort of threat by anyone who isn't insane and anything but what it is: a WARNING THAT THESE ARE, ONCE AGAIN, THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES.

And sits in stark contrast to Gringoman's VEILED threat on the other hand, that he and the Monicamemo regulars were going to start seeing THEMSELVES as the French People and Warrior Princess as Marie Antoinette if she didn't start censoring the blog.

And THAT post is on the record, and why he's being watched.

As far as UG-as-Satan's posts, that situation has been taken care of.

NO, conservaBorg, you will NOT for the billionth time accuse innocent others of YOUR sin.

Not THIS time, and shortly enough, not EVER again.

Not because I will have to do it myself or have anything to do with it; it will be because you will have COMPLETELY shredded up what last of your dubious paltry credibility you had in the first place and NO ONE WILL LISTEN ANYMORE TO YOUR LIES.

[xbjllb]

"The cowardly troll punk is advised to cease and desist from threatening our Princess. - Gringoman

Monica Crowley is no longer the Princess of ANYONE who said her subjects were going to start seeing her as Marie Antoinette if she didn't start censoring her blog.

[xbjllb]

"Why is Bain being discussed so much when Solyndra is a whole other dimension of Crookedness, CORRUPTION and GREED?" - UG

Because it's an exact OPPOSITE situation. Solyndra was a company with employees Obama tried to help and keep going and they failed on their own.

Bain is a company that purposely destroyed companies to make Romney richer than even Obama will likely ever be.

But that's a "Duh" to everyone with at least half a brain.

[xbjllb]

"To paraphrase: What do you call a person who parrots the same things over and over again even though no one is listening?
INSANE" - longrifle

That would describe "the Big Three" here far more than Jay.

[xbjllb]

"If the Republicans were the whores of the rich, as the comrades like to tell us, then today's Democrats and Obamunists out-whore even the whores---as the comrades do not like to tell us." - Gringoman

No one could out-whore the GOP. Sorry. COMPLETE scientific AND political AND statistical impossibility.

The GOP has a tool, you see, it uses to insure senators and representatives no longer have to be beholden to their constituents, the people, but instead, to their johns and their johns alone:

GOP GOVERNORS. REDISTRICTING. GERRYMANDERING.

AND, on top of that, VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT. Making it difficult, if not impossible, for minorities, the elderly, students, and people who've moved recently to vote. Requiring expensive State voter ID cards as an illegal poll tax, or, most laughably or all, GUN registration or BAPTISM CERTIFICATES to vote.

The record more than speaks for itself.

You lose. Again. Miserably.

America. Love it or leave it.

[Brian]

We must stop this Class Warfare. While, for the moment the President and his underling Buffet are going after the wealthy(whatever that definition is) after some time they will want to go after us middle class. Then we all will be paying more in Fed. tax to a govt that will not execise any prudence in spending.

[Jay]

The cowardly troll punk is advised to cease and desist from threatening our Princess.
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WOULD SANTORUM ANNUL TROLL MARRIAGE?

Posted by: gringoman | January 12, 2012 at 01:51 PM

I would settle for the irregulars showing respect for their princess.
Instead of trying to act like nazis occupying Poland!

[Jay]

We must stop this Class Warfare. While, for the moment the President and his underling Buffet are going after the wealthy(whatever that definition is) after some time they will want to go after us middle class. Then we all will be paying more in Fed. tax to a govt that will not execise any prudence in spending.

Posted by: Brian | January 12, 2012 at 04:36 PM

it was buffet that showed the class warfare is being done BY the rich, AGAINST the middle class.

[Jay]

For the record: the X-lax just made a DEATH THREAT.

I am recording this and archiving it.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 12, 2012 at 01:57 PM

as, I have done the same concering another death threar that was done by a certain someone against XJLLB about this time last year.

[Jay]

Longrifle, you're giving GAY too much credit. He is merely dumb. Really stupid. Thick.

The X-lax, on the other hand, is truly insane.

Hence we have IQ BOY constantly seeking approval from its insane master.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 12, 2012 at 03:16 PM
What we have here is College boy showing his 2 day college education.

How stupid can you get?
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To paraphrase: What do you call a person who parrots the same things over and over again even though no one is listening?
INSANE

Posted by: LongRifle | January 12, 2012 at 02:35 PM

Most of the country DOES want higher taxes on the wealthy.

Seems that they ARE listening!

[Jay]

"To paraphrase: What do you call a person who parrots the same things over and over again even though no one is listening?
INSANE" - longrifle

That would describe "the Big Three" here far more than Jay.

Posted by: xbjllb | January 12, 2012 at 03:58 PM

How true, Gringo with his gay nazis and sanduskys

DJ with his anti-non-white remarks.

UGLY with his, well, his grade school name calling and such. Thinks it makes him the local TOUGH GUY!

[Jay]

what do you call the Conservatives on the memo who try the same ol tactics in their attempts to get some people to leave.

But, while their attempts fail, they still use the same tactics?

It's the definition of INSANITY!

[xbjllb]

"We must stop this Class Warfare." - Brian

Agreed. Every last GOP MUST BE voted out of office through early recall to end the CLASS WARFARE began in 1980 by Ronald Reagan with tax cuts for the 1%, and continued with both Bushes burning down the 99%.

EVERY LAST SINGLE ONE. Senator, Representative, State Governor, State Representative, State Senator.

To rebuild the middle class, you have to REMOVE THOSE WHO DESTROYED IT.

[Jay]

as, I have done the same concering another death threat that was done by a certain someone against XJLLB about this time last year.

Posted by: Jay | January 12, 2012 at 04:42 PM

For this one really was a death threat.

remember the "Cleaning out Monica's attic with a shotgun"?

[gringoman]

"I know how much you support the neut, Gringoman"

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Newt a/k/a Daddy Cool

Just imagine,

The Long-legged Mack Daddy vs Daddy Cool in the general.

Does Gringoman love his Daddy Cool?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtxlCsVKkvY

Posted by: DJ | January 12, 2012 at 02:25 PM

What I admire about Gingrich is the brain and the brawler in him. He surpasses most Goopers this way, and its the only combination that can beat the comrades and their Obamasuck media in 2012. ( I gave Perry every chance, but he's not ready for the piranha parade campaign, even if he'd make the best all-around President ) The Wall Street-sucking comrades know that baaaaaaaad Newt would go after them more like a Donald Trump or Sarah Palin than a John McCain. Of course, the odds still favor GOP Central fielding its next-in-line Gooper, with almost predictable results. If by some chance their Prince of the Pink Slip, "Willard Wonder" can't get the nod, they will go all out to broker an alternative this summer, not even ruling out Jeb Bush. Amigos, y'all can quote me on that.

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Barack Obama cannot win a fair election. NEWT GINGRICH

[gringoman]

Not THIS time, and shortly enough, not EVER again.

Not because I will have to do it myself or have anything to do with it; it will be because you will have COMPLETELY shredded up what last of your dubious paltry credibility you had in the first place and NO ONE WILL LISTEN ANYMORE TO YOUR LIES.

Posted by: xbjllb | January 12, 2012 at 03:51 PM

Unfortunately for the punkass troll cyberstalker aka Toilet X Mouth, there is more than enough of its hate-filled ravings and rantings on file to fill an Encyclopedia of Obscene Dementia.

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WOULD SANTORUM ANNUL TROLL COUPLINGS?

[gringoman]

Barack Obama cannot win a fair election. NEWT GINGRICH
POSTED BY: GRINGOMAN | JANUARY 12, 2012 AT 02:01 PM

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I know how much you support the neut, Gringoman, but isn't he merely stating the obvious?

Republican turnout is at a record high, in spite of a field of weak, disappointing candidates.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 12, 2012 at 02:07 PM

If Americanos understood the obvious, Ummah, how did Barack Hussein Obama ever get elected in 2008?

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WOULD SANTORUM ANNUL TROLL MARRIAGE?

[gringoman]

Ummah,

If it's coming down to either/or (and it probably is) I'll go with baaaaaaaaaaaad Newt. If you insist on the Prince of the Pink Slip, El Mitt, well, DJ might have some tequila muy fino to celebrate.

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Obama's Class War gas has so poisoned the air, it is almost impossible to have an honest discussion on what Mitt Romney did with Bain Capital. NEWT GINGRICH

[xbjllb]

"Unfortunately for the punkass troll cyberstalker aka Toilet X Mouth, there is more than enough of its hate-filled ravings and rantings on file to fill an Encyclopedia of Obscene Dementia." - Gringoman

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one.

Some of us, like Gringoman and Willard and his friends, even have two.

One for each side of an issue.

Here's a tissue:

America. Love it or leave it.

[xbjllb]

"If Americanos understood the obvious, Ummah, how did Barack Hussein Obama ever get elected in 2008?" - Gringoman

Obama got elected because what's obvious to Americans is that the Right Wing, aka conservaBorg, are ALL liars and whores.

ALL.

And a pity too.

[xbjllb]

"remember the "Cleaning out Monica's attic with a shotgun"?" - Jay

Yeah, well, we all say things we regret, especially when we're drunk on expensive wine.

Not my Don Antonio though!! ROFL.

[Dgscol]

Monsanto gets to sell its GM corn, despite overwhelming criticism of its use. Bill Gates is a big investor.

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/realityzone/UFNmonsantoCornOpposition.html