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Why Rich Guys Like Buffett and Gates Say They’re Against Tax Cuts
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/05/09/warren-buffett-health-care-costs-kill-economy/ ^ | May 9, 2017 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 05/09/2017 11:49:35 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 05/09/2017 11:49:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

If taxes are cut, all those loopholes they purchased become much less valuable.


2 posted on 05/09/2017 11:50:54 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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RE:”RUSH: Warren Buffett. Get this. Warren Buffett. You know he’s a rich guy, and Gates and Buffett and all these rich guys, they are predictably, uniformly, routinely anti-tax cuts. And you know why? They don’t pay income taxes. Gates has made his money. Buffett continues to make his. Buffett’s money is all capital gains. “

Rush, following your line of reasoning Trump/Ryan should raise the capital gains tax rate.

3 posted on 05/09/2017 11:52:28 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Trump "Mexico will pay for the Wall! Mark my words")
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To: Kaslin

Much of their wealth is tied up in tax-exempt trust funds and foundations. I am in favor of eliminating all tax exempt status. Let people donate money or otherwise do good without regard to tax status. Allowing tax-free huge salaries and fancy expenses accounts to run foundations is ridiculous.


4 posted on 05/09/2017 11:54:56 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever.)
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To: Kaslin
Many tax loop holes these poor, underprivliged gents benefit from, would be impacted. It is always nice when OTHER people pay our country's bills....
5 posted on 05/09/2017 11:55:04 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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they use their directed "charity" money which is a lot, to avoid taxes, all the while supporting what they want...leftist foundations and ideas...

they make more money now even with their tax charity dodges then they did before....

they are liars and manipulators...

and they follow the globalist mantra of destroying the middle class so we're all one mass of unhappy struggling starving sheeple...

6 posted on 05/09/2017 11:56:12 AM PDT by cherry
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because they do whatever George Schwartz I mean George Soros tells them? Oy vey!


7 posted on 05/09/2017 11:58:27 AM PDT by brucedickinson
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Income tax is a great way to prevent people from being able to move ahead.


8 posted on 05/09/2017 11:59:11 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Kaslin

That you Rush?

Are you trolling for hits to your blog again?


9 posted on 05/09/2017 11:59:46 AM PDT by JohnG45
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The hairball of a tax code was written with companies like Warren Buffett’s insurance holdings in mind.

What do he and Gates actually pay as an effective tax rate?

Small business and self employed, the backbone of the USA economy, get reamed by higher effective rates, and a hugely complicated tax code.


10 posted on 05/09/2017 12:01:14 PM PDT by PGR88
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“The reason these rich guys are always out promoting no tax cuts is because it’s the best insurance they can get against the barbarians storming their gates and trying to steal their money.”

The image I’ve had is that scene in “Gangs of New York”, where the unwashed break into the mansion of one of the untouchable New York elite. That’s one reason why, I think, Buffet, et al spew mindless leftist rhetoric. It’s property and life insurance that cost them nothing. And they get regarded as magnanimous without spending a cent.


11 posted on 05/09/2017 12:02:36 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (rightwingcrazy)
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To: Kaslin
They say this stuff, Warren Buffet and others, but they sure don't mind all the ‘tax loop’ holes do they???

They don't pay taxes, we have to, even before Donald Trump was President he paid taxes...so why not them???

And why did it take so long before the Clintons pay their taxes? And has the REV. (phony) Sharpton ever pay his taxes, if not, why not???

Before you start biting the hand that feeds you, maybe you shouldn't look a ‘gift horse’ in the mouth, you might draw attention to something that isn't entirely legal and it will get shut down...wonder if that has gone through their ‘left-atl’ brains yet???

12 posted on 05/09/2017 12:05:21 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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“They’re creating hatred for the rich”

To go further, they’re creating hatred for their competitors so the government can crush those competitors with high taxes and regulations, while keeping their own wealth sheltered.


13 posted on 05/09/2017 12:05:33 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: sickoflibs

My point regarding the cap gains tax as it relates to stock has always been if you sell an original issue stock you purchased, you should get a tax preference as the money you invested was with the company. When you buy shares on the market from another investor, they provide no capital formation for the business and hence in my view are nothing more than an ordinary gain.

My view of the inheritance tax is simple, there should be none.


14 posted on 05/09/2017 12:07:23 PM PDT by Mouton (We have the best elected governments that money can buy)
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To: thoughtomator
If taxes are cut, all those loopholes they purchased become much less valuable.

Precisely. Even if the under a flat tax system with the corporate income tax rate is cut to circa 11%, many companies will end up paying a lot on taxes because they're so highly invested in tax avoidance schemes (especially the technology industry). I mean, look at how Google effectively reduced their taxes to near-zero with the complicated Double Irish with Dutch Sandwich accounting scheme.

15 posted on 05/09/2017 12:11:21 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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This isn’t really true. Many of the tax reforms being discussed are targeted at taxing the types of income a lot of these people have. Carried interest, etc. So it’s not entirely true to say they don’t care. Because they might if the laws change.

The issues is, they are worth obscene amounts of money and can essentially churn that wealth into even more money to the extent where they won’t feel any sort of tax reform.


16 posted on 05/09/2017 12:13:26 PM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: brucedickinson

because they do whatever George Schwartz I mean George Soros tells them? Oy vey!
And will the Schwartz be made to pay taxes? Wouldn’t that be grand!!!


17 posted on 05/09/2017 12:16:49 PM PDT by Bitsy
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By rights we ought to just stand-down and LET the barbarians storm their gates.


18 posted on 05/09/2017 12:21:28 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Freee-dame
Allowing tax-free huge salaries and fancy expenses accounts to run foundations is ridiculous.

Actually, having big salaries paid to the do-nothing execs that run those 501(c)3 tax dodges is a good thing. The execs are taxed on those wages and pay medicare, social security and income taxes on those wages. It's the travel, meals and entertainment paid for by the organization for the benefit of the overpaid execs that's the problem.

19 posted on 05/09/2017 12:32:13 PM PDT by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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To: JohnG45

That you JohnG45?

Are you trolling anything about Rush Limbaugh again?

Jesus Christ: You can't impeach Him and He ain't gonna resign.



20 posted on 05/09/2017 1:04:29 PM PDT by rdb3 (Who is worthless to one, but priceless to two?)
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