Maybe he wants to buy his way into heaven, but he definitely ain't no commie!

People still think that the rich pay an exorbinant amount of taxes by virtue of the tax rate. But they don't take into consideration that these same people can afford the best tax lawyers, and are able to deduct everything under the sun. They deduct everything from their power lunch, to their Mercedes payment, to their corporate jet lease.

I am for a much more simplified progressive tax. One that, because the rich have more disposable income, gets more out of them, and less out of the poor, yet does not go too far in penalizing someone for simply being a successful capitalist. Contrary to what many conservatives might believe, the poor aren't all just lazy do nothings. Not every great American has been spawned from the rich. It is difficult to educate a child when you're doing your best just to put food on the table. Less burden on the poor is an investment in talent. If the trend of a disappearing middle class continues, the "us versus them" scenario will occur, and we all know what that leads to.

For whatever reasons he might have, Buffet is to be commended for giving back to his bretheren.

Thanks; the new banner is likewise a creation of mine -- it began life as a bumper sticker and I decided to create a version for this blog.