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MSNBC’s Buchanan Challenges Buffett: Why Don‘t You Just Send ’$5 Billion‘ to the Gov’t?

Pat Buchanan Responds to Warren Buffetts Tax Policy Op edMSNBC political commentator Pat Buchanan is super-annoyed with billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s belief that the super-rich deserve tax increases.

Earlier this morning, The Blaze covered Buffett’s notion, as written in The New York Times, that taxes should be raised for those making more than $1 million. This morning, Buchanan had plenty to say in response to this ideal:

“I’m a little fed up with these people who come on, you know, their big op-eds, all these admonitions. Why doesn’t he set an example and send a check for $5 billion to the federal government? He’s got about $40 billion. You know, you had a plan up there, I talked to Howie Carr at Boston where the super-rich could contribute an extra amount. It was something like one-tenth of one percent did it. You get all this noise from these big rich folks. Let them send checks and set an example instead of writing op-eds.”

Watch Buchanan make these comments, below:

NewsBusters also highlights the fact that outlets like Yahoo! News and The Huffington Post gave prominence to Buffett’s claims, indicating what the media watchdog sees as the perpetuation of left-leaning ideals on tax policy.

While Buffett is certainly entitled to his opinion on the matter, critics like Buchanan are likely to continue poking holes in his commentary, especially considering Buffett’s ability to willingly take on more of a tax burden if he so chooses.

Complaining about a low tax payment, as he does in his Times piece, is, again, valid. But, taking advantage of tax loopholes that enable that low rate may, indeed, deserve some scrutiny.

(h/t NewsBusters)

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  • ColoradoMaverick
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:40am

    People like Warren Bufffett have a heck of alot of nerve trying to tell others what they should do with their money. What is he worth, about 40 billion? He should donate 39.999 billion to help pay down the debt, but even that would be a drop in the bucket and he knows it. Let everyone pay taxes and then everyone will have some “skin in the game” as Obama likes to put it. Then everyone might give a damn how their money is eing spent.

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    • mr anarchy
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 3:36pm

      another mental ******.. the rich have destroyed the local tax base.. no way a american business can be in competition with big business a american business has to pay l&i local and state and federal tax…while big multi-national business have to pay zero……..in those taxes but still can sale their crap items at a level that it costs americans to produce it– its like shorting american business like the utter losers do on the stockmarket
      if you are a true american business that dont outsource your taxed-three times wait make it four times the workers also pay state local federal tax……you dont get the game no one tells you shizzle.. and its a very few people who understand how americans are being bent over and pillaged….

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    • Jack2011
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 5:06pm

      What taxes? He pays accountants to find loopholes and pays congressman to create loopholes so he doesn’t pay taxes.

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    • avenger
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:43pm

      there is no fool like a rich fkng fool.this old fart pays only capital gains tax (15%).A liberal piece of shet in bed with obummer.He got his $$$,now screw you out there.MFK..

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:09pm

      Mr. Anarchy.. Please take our voice elsewhere… I live on abot $19,000.00 a year and I would never think the rich should have to pay anymore than anyone else. You people have no sense at all.. raise the rich higher taxes, and you will see them take their businesses completely out of the country. How many have already done that?? No wonder there are no jobs. If anything the rich should have their taxes cut way back so they will bring their businesses back!

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    • dhuge67
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:35pm

      Why is this always discussed? Taxing the rich yields a molehill; the mountain is in the tax base and in cutting wasteful spending. How hard is that to grasp? Why are the rich always tax targets? My guess is that it is an argument that appeals to the lowest common denominator and is something the left can try to throw in as a solution, when in practice, it does the opposite of provide a solution to long term debt.

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  • mr anarchy
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:39am

    the rich use slave labor..
    globally its being set up they dont have to pay zero…the people dont want money they want something else…..

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    • freeus
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:14am

      Who elected Buffet to anything? Feel free to “bail out” Washington all you like Warren, however I think you are better at picking your investments.
      What about the people who pay no taxes? Want to chip in for them as well?

       
    • Michael B
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:45am

      Let me say it again Mr. Buffett’s hands are tied by his board. But if Congress closes the tax loopholes, and lets him do what is right and forces the other billionaires to pay what is right the common man and woman in the USA would win. You people posting must be getting paid to post this garbage. Now I dare someone to reply to this post and keep it at the top for a bit. Not just take your money and post crap to shove it out of sight.

       
    • KPEdwards
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:55am

      @ Michael B

      Thank you for that. I just wanted to add a quick note. So, who here would be comfortable with Warren, someone you obviously disagree with, being a major source of income for the government? Don’t you think that might lead to some conflicts of interest? If that story hit here, wouldn’t most of you just be clamoring to declare that Buffett just bought the US government? Let alone, would you want the government to plan around the unpredictable whims of whether someone wants to donate money or not?

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    • Obama Snake Oil Co
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:59am

      Class envy….I bet these kids were class clowns in the 8th grade…..last year. Sorry, the rich will not bail you out, you have to do that on your own since you allowed it to be spent and said nothing. It all sounds good until you run out of money….then you want to steal it just like you did with your own mom and dad.

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    • drucifer667
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:59am

      I’ll Reply, Mike. You, sir, are a moron. Warren Buffett is worth $40 billion PERSONALLY. The board of Berkshire Hathaway cannot stop him from doing a damn thing with his personal wealth.Your entire argument is spurious.

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    • Michael B
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:01pm

      @KPEdwards

      Thank You sir I was begining to think there were nothing but trolls on this site AKA “FREEUS”.

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    • Michael B
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:04pm

      @drucifer667
      Yes but his money is invested and if he pulled 5 bill from any of his accounts it would have a profound affect on the other investers I.E. THE BOARD.

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    • Opus3010
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:24pm

      That’s a bunch of bull about the board. I don’t have a board running my “personal” wealth. And it’s also a crock when you talk about hurting other investors. When he sells his stock and other investments, OTHERS will will buy and invest. Your argument is totally ridiculous. Why do you think people hide money in foundations and in relatives name. The $5 dollars in you pocket, is that board controlled? Do you need your mommy and daddy to tell you how to spend it? A “board” is the worst excuse for personal responsibility.

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    • flemke
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:25pm

      Michael, Buffet can send as much of his personal wealth to the government as he wants. His board does NOT tie his hands there. Last I heard, he was personally worth $64 billion. He can afford to send in $5 billion and his board won’t say a word.

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    • unsalvageable.org
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:41pm

      @ Michael B,

      Having a profound effect on other investors and having his hands “tied” are two different things. His hands are not tied, just like the stock markets fluctuations that happen with trading other investors know there is a risk when they invest.

      The fact remains, Mr. Buffet can send the government as much money as he wants, the problem is he doesn’t really want to.

      As with most Liberals he only wants to contribute to his beliefs if he can force others to do the same. If he had true convictions, he would lead by example not attempt to lead by force.

      A flat tax would be the only way to be “fair”. Since “paying their fair share” is what we continue to hear from the left they should be lobbying for that. That would stop all loop holes including the big ones that currently allow those that do not pay taxes to recieve a refund.

      http://www.unsalvageable.org

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    • Wayne
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:48pm

      I agree with you Pat, let some of these loud MOUTHS put up or shut up. Some of the nuts in Hollywood has said they would leave the country if Mr Bush got elected, again more BS they could’nt make it any where else.

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    • Michael B
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 12:50pm

      Is a tax loophole something that was not meant to be in the tax laws? I think so. So why would it be wrong to take thim out. plus reread Buffett’s statement about it not hurting the investers. I agree with this, up to a point. One more thing its the % amount that we all pay that gets me. If I make $100 a day and have to pay 20% that would leave me $80 to live on. The guy making $1000 a day pays 10% due to loopholes in the tax system may pay more but he is still left with $900 a day to live on. He should at the very least pay the same 20%. So get rid of the tax loopholes.

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    • DryCreek
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:10pm

      Michael B, Mr. Buffett does not have a board that has any say on his own personal wealth. He can write a check, if he feels so strongly about, without anyone’s approval or without being compelled to do so by the feds.

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    • Michael B
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:25pm

      @DryCreek
      Ok the other day when the market droped over 500 points in one day (I think that was the amont).
      It was said that a $1 bill was spent on a short stock of the AAA rating decline. Betting that the US would drop from a AAA rating. So what would happen to the little guy that invested in the same stock that Buffett pulls this $5 bill from to give freely to the gov, or do you think he just has $5 bill (his personal money I.E. wealth) just setting in a bank not working for him.

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    • SFsuper49er
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:52pm

      -I like the Fair tax….. 23% on what you buy and leave everything else alone…. Eliminates IRS,payroll, forms every year, All of it! Fairtax.com…. Everybody pays! It works because the rich wants to buy more expensive things so they pay more. The poor don’t pay for expensive things so they pay less. Very simple….. No fileing taxes every year. No cheating from IRS or Taxpayer….

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:56pm

      @Michael B
      What, you don’t know how to work a computer? I googled rich paying taxes and got this nice quote from http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/guess-who-really-pays-the-taxes

      “The latest data show that a big portion of the federal income tax burden is shoul­dered by a small group of the very richest Americans. The wealthiest 1 percent of the population earn 19 per­cent of the income but pay 37 percent of the income tax. The top 10 percent pay 68 percent of the tab. Meanwhile, the bottom 50 percent—those below the median income level—now earn 13 percent of the income but pay just 3 percent of the taxes. These are proportions of the income tax alone and don’t include payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.”

      You really need to stop listening to the Democrap party talking points and start thinking for yourself.

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:32pm

      @Michael B

      “Tax Loopholes”, is an euphemism used disingeuously to imply something sinister. It is simply a method built into the taxcode to allow people to reduce their taxable income. Everyone who pays taxes is afforded this benefit. Problem is, most people don’t do their own taxes anymore, so they have no idea about it.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:33pm

      YO 49ER:
      I was just thinkin that the other day. A national sales tax. It completely does away with the IRS. The more you spend the more you pay.One problem… that makes it honest… who wants honest! Being honest keeps things simple, the complications in the system are meant for dishonesty.

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    • DrFrost
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:33pm

      The upper 1% make 20% of all the money made in this country and pay 40% of the taxes. The real question for the left is: What percentage do you think would be fair?

      The problem with Obama‘s arguments against the rich is that they will be applicable right up to the point that you’ve taken all their money and no rich are left. This truly exposes Obama’s core values.

      “We have so many people who can’t see a fat man standing beside a thin one without coming to the conclusion the fat man got that way by taking advantage of the thin one. So they’re going to solve all the problems of human misery through government and government planning. Well, now, if government planning and welfare had the answer—and they’ve had almost 30 years of it—shouldn’t we expect government to read the score to us once in a while? Shouldn’t they be telling us about the decline each year in the number of people needing help? The reduction in the need for public housing?” – Ronald Reagan

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:45pm

      @loriann12

      That’s absolutely correct Loriann. Furthermore, it has to be pointed out to the myopic, that those are the taxes paid. In other words what they pay AFTER whatever “loop holes” they were able to take advantage of, have been applied.

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    • chazman
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:58pm

      … if we cut the federal government to the bone we won’t have to tax anybody anymore than we already are … WARREN! In fact, we cut gov and we’ll keep more of our money … WARREN!! You
      old fArTbAg!

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 3:02pm

      @DrFrost

      The problem is, notwithstanding that the rich are paying the way in this country, marxism does not acknowledge rich people. To the marxist, there should be no rich people, that’s why they loathe rich people. Where capitalism seeks to make everyone rich, marxism seeks to make everyone equally poor.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 3:08pm

      All this chatter about boards and investments – he can do what he wants with his money. What would really solve the problem is a flat tax, no loopholes. Then it fair. And those 50% who pay no taxes should not be able to vote, period. You pay no taxes, you don’t vote. Time for Soros to give all his gold (he has tons of it) to the government. Wonder what that old poop pays in taxes.

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    • freeus
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 3:44pm

      @MICHAEL B
      Just joking Michael. I do not feel it would be right for the rich to overtly buy influence with additional tax $, although they buy influence anyway. I get sick of these big billionaires going after these little millionaires. Lighten up.

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  • douglassoileau
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:37am

    Agreed, instead of Buffet , Ted Turner,,,,,,,akd Turn-Her”,
    and Bill Gates sending Billions overseas,,,let them give it the really needy and greedy,,,,,The U.S. Government……and the Country where they exploited Billions of Dollars…….these people are so out of touch,,,,,,they will never live in the world of reality…..

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    • pscully17
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:42am

      hey Mr Buffet, tell you what, just send ME a check for say… oh, $5 Billion, and I will glady decide how to spend that money for you. I mean, isnt that what you retarded leftwingers want to do anyway? Just send PEOPLE your Money, and relinquish all control over how its spent, and just wash your hands of it…? well, except for then you go to DC, as lobbnysists, find a cause thats fits your whim, and then spend more money on Plitical favors, in order to get a PORTION of the money back that you sent them in the first place? Thats a really stupid concept. STOP THE INSANITY!!!!

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    • sWampy
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:46am

      Especially Gates, I get 1/3 of Microsoft’s total earnings have come from government/education purchases. Working for the federal government at a research lab, it amazes me the length those in charge go through to make sure microsoft is always given a spot at the table when any development of software is involved. How much money is spent making sure everyone has a valid license for windows/office/latest greatest studio/sql server whether we use them or not.

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  • hightide
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:35am

    Dear Mr. Buffett,
    I am in need of a little money, While you are writing a check to Barry for a few Billion, could you write me one for a few million? Thank you in advance…

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    • saranda
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:32am

      Yeah, because that is the point of his op ed. What does sending you money have to do with higher taxes?

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:54pm

      @Saranda

      Well obviously under the scenario presented by HIGHTIDE, he will have become a millionaire (one of the hated rich) and as such will be paying higher taxes, plus probably a gift tax.

      Since the “rich” are already paying far more than their fair share, I say increase the taxes on the people who advocate taxing the rich even more.

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:35am

    These idiots open their traps/pie holes and spew crap. They’d no more write out a check and willingly send money to the government, than the man in the moon. They are totally disconnected from reality. In fact if they bothered to pull their heads out of their you know where, they’d realize that it would not make any difference anyways…. They should shut their pie holes and get a little educated as to the reason why and how we are where we’re at…and that there is no way out of this mess, except for a total reset… and that my friends is about to happen.
    They are going to collapse the US dollar shortly,, there will be a one world currency shortly.
    The Tribulation is about to begin.
    The ac is about to be revealed and they will be forced to worship his smelly ugly vileness and take his blasphomous mark.

    GOD is coming for His Church…
    Those who are corrupt, evil will celebrate this. They know who they are.

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    • SovereignSoul
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:50am

      Why would the corrupt “celebrate” the return of god?

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    • Spqr1
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:57pm

      Your talking about “End Times” and you accuse others of being “disconnected from reality?” This is the kind of Fake-Christian intellectual drop-out mode of thinking that’s helping to bring down this country.

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  • sissykatz
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:34am

    I think this is exactly what he should do……..And all the Hollywood people that keep griping about it.
    Everyone in that catagory just send it in and shut up about it.Bill Gates should pay into the Federal and he could send in to the State that is not charging him taxes. This would help a great deal.They know they can send more it is written on there that they can, so why mandate it???? Just pay it !!!!!!

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    • beckisnuts
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:38am

      Pat Buchanan is a great American. He’s one of those guys that has common sense and both feet on the ground. Not a wack job like Beck turned into.

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on August 16, 2011 at 3:20am

      There is no value in taking money from the “rich,” once it occurs their businesses and their spending shrink, lay-offs occur, and it costs more money to provide the newly unemployed with unemployment insurance than could possibly be confiscated from the businesses that once hired them to work.

      The reality is, Uncle Sam is paid more in pennies by the whole lot of the everyday employed, (even if they don’t pay income tax, as their whole income is spent back in the economy), than he can grab from the wallets of the likes of Gates or Buffet.

      When Reagan shrank the tax rate for the top tier from 70 percent (a criminal liberal figure to say the least) to less than half that, the government’s take doubled in a few short years. Cutting taxes and allowing the rich to maintain more led to job creation, labor activity, and the creation of wealth, and more taxpayers to boot. And this is recent history!

      As far as Glen being a nut job, the reality is he knows how to play chess, and he can see how one moves begets another and another and another. He can see, using history as a pattern, where this track terminates, and he knows the destination isn’t good. He can identify the worst case scenario, and as a result he discomforts the complacent, and their only defense mechanism is to call Beck crazy, thereby dismissing his probable predictions so that their stress can be alleviated. The only problem is, the stress is real and unless we intervene, we will end up where we don’t wa

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  • TheKingfish
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:33am

    I agree whole heartedly. If these rich libs want us to pay more in taxes, why don’t they be the first ones to send in extra money to the IRS? If I remember correctly, it was Buffet who stated his secretary paid more in taxes on a percentage basis than he does. Well Mr. Buffet, fire your tax accountants, do not take legal deductions and send in more money than you currently have been. I suspect you have your trusts and estate set up to minimize income and estate taxes, break those and pay more, and that goes to the rest of these charlatans who think we should pay more yet they take full advantage of all legal tax reducing strategies. They always want someone else to pay yet they avoid it. You feel strongly about us all having to pay more, put up your extra cash NOW.

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  • ChiefGeorge
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:33am

    Buffet can take up a collection from his super rich friends and they can pitch in and do their socalled part instead of allowing the government to steal it from them. He only pays lip service to the higher tax rates for the rich, but when it gets right down to it you won’t be able to get at his money because he and others like him will take full advantage of every tax loop to hide their money. It only sounds good! He is smarter than this!

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    • SamAdamslives
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:35am

      Buffet is a wacko. He has been a major contributor to the abortion industry for years, is so cheap he lives on cheeseburgers and Pepsi only, and his children hate him b/c he never engaged with them or gave them a cent. His wife left him, moved to S.F. Ca. to live like a peacenik, found him a g.f./babysitter to watch/shack up with him in Nebraska, and yet he lectures us on who should pay most taxes?! He supported Obamanation for POTUS. (Check my facts in his bio, Buffet: Making of an American Capitalist.) Another nutcase who, b/c he is a math whiz and can make market money (though not lately), has a license to lecture us peasants on our taxes. He’s not paying more than 15% capital gains income taxes. So sick of hearing him quoted. Let him eat cake.

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  • michael48
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:33am

    yes indeed , buffy….walk the walk …COMRADE!!!!!!! and bring your double dipping Billy Bob GATES, GE= Jefferey Iman-elt, Jeff Zuckerf–k and ALL the Manhatten Lib-Tards Bankers along for a WONDERFUL , Burn Money B-B-Q…you dizzy-azz JERK !!!!!!! Capitalist with THIER MONEY…SOCIALIST WITH OURS…just a bunch of DEM-WIT “CONTROL FREAKS”….DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • ladyda
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:31am

    Exactly…way to go Buchanan! Also add the Holly Weird crowd and any true Millionaire and Billionaire who “feel” they are “under taxed.” Nothing is stopping them from contributing 100% of their income to the Fed if they choose to. I am sure they could trust the Feds to use their money wisely (yeah, right)….so, you of the uber rich…..have at it! Stop attacking people making $250,000 or above! With even my “public school” education, I can understand that amount is short $750,000 of the “millionaire” status. I am soooooooooo sick of these people!

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  • concealled9mms
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:30am

    The top 25 senators according to their wealth are 14 demoncraps and 11 republicans the top 6 are democraps kohl wisconsin, kerry mass ,warner virginia, rockefeller w va, latunburg new jersey, and fienstein ca . Isnt it funny the ones with the biggest mouths bad mouthing the rich are really speaking about themselves. We no kerry noes about the loop holes , dont you think the rest do also?

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  • Azza
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:30am

    I thought taxes were voluntary ……….they need to put their money where their mouth is……..

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  • airhead0
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:28am

    Put your money where your mouth is Buffett.

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  • madmanmc
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:28am

    Its about time the super rich like buffet put their money where their mouth is give it to the king he needs it more than you right dont take me wrong I like the rich if it was for them you and I would not have jobs that of us that do but come on its time for common scene

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:03pm

      It‘s in Obama’s plan, the class warfare. If he can get it passed to tax the rich more, in order to make a profit, they will necessarily have to raise the cost of whatever it is they make that makes them all that money. We will be paying more for goods and services, so more people will have less money, and the economy will collapse. Once it collapses, he can restart it as a marxist/socialist nation. given the choice between tyranny and anarchy, the people will choose tyranny. During the Revolutionary War, 1/3 stood with the British, 1/3 fought for freedom and 1/3 just wanted life to go on as it always had. We are the 1/3 fighting for America’s rights.

      TEA

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  • pscully17
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:27am

    cnbc.com commentators just said this…. and I had an op-ed piece 3 months ago, regarding Maines, stephen Kings vocal outcry for the government to raise taxes… I said the same thing.. Hey steven, why dont you jsut VOLUNTARILY sewnd the extra Money you have to the government, without them making laws FORCING you to ? We dont need more taxation laws, we dont need more government mandates on its people. why are you condoning this..? Stop it!!! Charity is a noble cause, and for those who can afford it should step up, but only if they want to… Charity isnt a DEMAND on you, or other people.. its optional. Taxation ISNT OPTIONAL!! STOP IT!!

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 3:28pm

      ‘Charitable donations’ are dirty words to leftists.

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  • Mrtoohappy
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:27am

    They won’t because they know that The goverment will just waste it

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:27am

    Pat! P A T! c’mon, man! He wasn’t talking about himself! He “really doesn’t have that much”.
    Youn know with the “foundations” and all! Naw! He’s talking about the guy that has the local tire store, or the contractor that DOESN’T have the nice sloppy, fat-assed government contract!
    The old SOB COULD be taking some of the skim he took off the economy for the past 30 years and help individualks with good Ideas. OOOOOPPSS! No tax advantage. NOCANDO!

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  • kentuckypatriot
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:26am

    Wow, commone sense at PSMBC! Are ya listening Buffet and all those millionaires and billionaires? Go ahead, make the govt’s day! Oh, and let’s not forget the Hollyweird crowd. And Sharpton too. Has Timmy Geitner settled up yet?

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:28am

      Here is just a partial list of the “billionaires club” who want US all to pay more in taxes … and yes they have all made it to the COUNTRY CLUB but “NOW” they say there is no room for YOU!

      Ted Turner,
      Warren Buffet,
      Bill Gates,
      Stephen King,
      Matt Damon.
      Michael Moore,
      Barack Obama,
      Joe Biden,
      Mark Zuckerberg,
      Tom Steyer,
      Morris Pearl,
      Michael Steinhardt,
      Mark Ruffalo,
      Doug Liman,
      Edie Falco,
      Garrett Gruener,
      Ron Garret,
      George Soros,
      Jeffrey Immelt,

      I will personally deliver the checks to the IRS for all you billionaires on this list
      who’s feeble minds NOW think we all need to pay more in taxes then we already do
      YES we want it to start with YOU!
      They’ve made their billions. Higher taxes keeps them in the economic and political driver seat.
      It’s a way to eliminate the competition!
      No one needs to pay more taxes… NO ONE!

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    • IntheKnowOG
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:35am

      Agreed. Now that it would hardly effect their lifestyles, they make blanket statements about “wanting” higher taxes. Talk about out of touch. I say we give the class warfare crowd what they want and go door to door to Democrat party donors and “redistribute” their wealth to reduce the deficit.

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  • Perspective
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:25am

    Well said Pat! Buffett says the wealthy should pay more but he sure doesn’t you can bet. Better yet Mr Buffett,send all us citizens of the USA $1000 each to help kick start the economy.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:25am

    Hey Warren, you and Matt Damon should put your money where your mouth is…or just shut up.

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  • AlansTigg
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:25am

    now that’s funny…not that plenty of people haven’t been saying the same thing, but funny that it came out of MSNBC

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:25am

    Yes, Warren Buffet, send your money, then shut up. You and the other wealthy people who think the rich should pay more, please, lead by example or stay the hell out of it.

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  • skinnydipinacid
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:24am

    Because, like all leftists, they’re all talk and no action.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:23am

    Well said, Pat. Get out of that MSNBC tent, sir.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:26am

      Agreed but at least the progressives who watch MSNBC will see their own for what they are… hypocrites!

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    • ILUVAMERICA
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:28am

      BE Afraid of PERRY!!!!
      BE VERY Afraid!!!!
      http://www.prisonplanet.com/rick-perry-hurt-little-girls.html

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    • beans bullets and bandaids
      Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:12am

      ILuvAmerica, Rick Perry didn’t hurt a single little girl. The Gardisil thing was thrown out. Any girl in Texas who was hurt by Gardisil was given it at the consent of her parents. HIs signing the order was STUPID, but our system here worked as it should and, as is typical for him, Perry listened to the people and dropped it.

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  • Keep the Faith
    Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:22am

    Keep fighting the good fight, Pat! You’re right on the money.

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