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Buffett Rule more about pandering than 'fairness'
The Orange County Register ^ | 4-18-2012 | The Orange County Register Editorial Boarad

Posted on 04/18/2012 10:00:52 AM PDT by Mark Landsbaum

The president seemingly lost a major fight Monday when the Senate shot down his "Buffett Rule" minimum tax for the wealthy, one of his signature issues and what promises to be a central plank of his reelection campaign.

Or did he lose? ...

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: buffett; incometax; millionaires; minimumtax

1 posted on 04/18/2012 10:00:59 AM PDT by Mark Landsbaum
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To: Mark Landsbaum
I thought the Buffett rule was that you always had a get a clean plate before returning to the Buffett.

Seriously, though, folks, who is Buffett that he thinks he can make a rule?

He didn't get elected to anything!

2 posted on 04/18/2012 10:17:31 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: Mark Landsbaum

Buffett Rule: “ Owe 1 BILLION in back taxes, and not pay it.”


3 posted on 04/18/2012 11:04:30 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Mark Landsbaum

It’s also about Buffet cashing in:

http://stumpedagain.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/buffets-baloney-boo-fay/


4 posted on 04/18/2012 5:30:02 PM PDT by cookcounty (We need Newt. The Black Belt Jaw-jitsu Master!)
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