Posted on 01/24/2012 3:23:21 PM PST by tobyhill
The secretary for one of the world's wealthiest men and the wife of late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs are among those invited by the White House to attend the State of the Union address.
The State of the Union guest list has become an annual rite, with the first lady's box taking on the sort of gravitas shown at the Academy Awards' Red Carpet ceremony. The guests often have ties to a proposal or initiative the president will outline in the address.
Among this year's guests are Debbie Bosanek, the longtime secretary for billionaire Warren Buffett. Obama frequently cites Buffett's complaint that the nation's tax code is unfair because he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary, and was expected to do so again Tuesday,
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Hey, one is usually started by now. I hope there'll be one! I can't watch the Usurper-in-Chief on TV....he makes my stomach churn.
Somebody, please start a thread so I can park myself at the computer and know what's comin' down.
Leni
She’ll be a prop for arguing that she paid more in income taxes than her boss Warren Buffet.
Therein lies the deceit. She pays a higher percentage in income tax which is not the same as the actual $ amount. While Romney paid 14% in taxes, he still paid $2MM. I paid 28% in taxes - the Govt. kept $16,000 while I got back $2,000. So....using Obama and Buffet’s line of thinking - I paid more than any of them.
Therein lies the deceit. She pays a higher percentage in income tax which is not the same as the actual $ amount. While Romney paid 14% in taxes, he still paid $2MM. I paid 28% in taxes - the Govt. kept $16,000 while I got back $2,000. So....using Obama and Buffet’s line of thinking - I paid more than any of them.
Maybe Bozo and the communists should lower her tax rate to what Buffet pays.
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