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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Plus Buffett probably takes his income as dividends and cap. gains and very little salary.

Is he suggesting that dividends and cap gains s/b taxed the same as salaries, which would include using the tax tables plus adding on social security and medicare taxes?


15 posted on 08/06/2007 6:24:39 AM PDT by Loyal Buckeye
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To: Loyal Buckeye
Plus Buffett probably takes his income as dividends and cap. gains and very little salary.

You are correct his annual salary is I believe ~ 500K he recieves his money in dividends. I'm surprized he isn't hit by the AMT.

24 posted on 08/06/2007 6:33:04 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Crush your enemies; see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women - Conan)
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To: Loyal Buckeye
Plus Buffett probably takes his income as dividends and cap. gains and very little salary.

I remember Buffett using his secretary as an example back when the debate on reducing taxes on dividends was going on. And he was opposed to lowering it for the same reasons. Oh, my rate is less than my secretarys, bla bla bla.

If memory serves me right, Berkshire Hathaway does not pay dividends.

75 posted on 08/06/2007 8:17:57 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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