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> I'm a leftie socialist tree-hugger American who thinks taxes (on the wealthy and corporations) need to go up quite a bit... I agree with that idea, but guess

by lutusp 12y ago

> I'm a leftie socialist tree-hugger American who thinks taxes (on the wealthy and corporations) need to go up quite a bit... I agree with that idea, but guess who also agrees ... billionaire Warren Buffet. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-... Quote: "My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice." And even among billionaires, Buffet isn't alone. Buffet, Bill Gates and other billionaires have agreed to leave most of their fortunes to charitable foundations instead of allowing their children to inherit it.

busyant 12y ago
Well, Buffet is in the process of engineering movement of Burger King to Canada in part b/c of tax considerations. > who thinks taxes (on ... corporations) need to go up quite a bit... Many US-based organizations are trying to establish HQ in places like England and Ireland b/c of tax advantages. e.g., Pfizer tried recently and AbbVie (another pharmaceutical giant) is in the process of doing so.