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   Warren Buffett

   Buffett stated that he only paid 19% of his income for 2006 ($48.1 million) in total federal taxes, while his employees paid 33% of theirs, despite making much less money. ... From a NY Times article: "I don't believe in dynastic wealth," [Warren Buffett] said, calling those who grow up in wealthy circumstances "members of the lucky sperm club."
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   Benjamin Graham

   Warren Buffett said that Graham excelled most at the last. ... he Undistributed Profits Tax and The Investor".
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   Proposed bailout of United States financial system (2008)

   A press release quotes Boman as saying "We must not tax, regulate and penalize them to bail out those on Wall Street and Main Street who have demonstrated they are not responsible, and will likely do the same thing again, and expect yet another bail out" ... Investor Warren Buffett says he could put in $10B plus $90B nonrecourse debt (without having to repay beyond $10B, if mortgages did not repay.
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   Sam Nunn

   In an interview with CNBC on August 22, 2008, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that he favored Nunn as Obama's choice for Vice President. ... Wikisource has original works written by or about:
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   Economic crisis of 2008

   In March 2008, Warren Buffett stated in a CNBC interview that by a "common sense definition", the U.S. economy is already in a recession. ... The Treasury says the economy could recover in the second half of the year under the impact of high dairy prices boosting farmer incomes and cuts to personal tax rates, which come into effect on Oct. 1.
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   California Proposition 13 (1978)

   Indeed, supporters argue that state income tax and sales tax were started during the Great Depression, when taxpayer resistance movements started due to property taxes that unemployed workers could not pay. ... In the 2003 California recall election in which Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor, his advisor Warren Buffett suggested that Proposition 13 be repealed or changed as a method of balancing the state's budget.
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   Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

   Investor Warren Buffett says he could put in $10B plus $90B nonrecourse debt; that is, without having to repay beyond $10B if mortgages did not repay. ... Tax Provisions
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   Estate tax in the United States

   Proponents argue that the estate tax is a better source of revenue than the income tax, which is said to directly disincentivize work. ... Two of the world's wealthiest men, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and the father of founder of Microsoft Bill Gates, William H. Gates, Sr., favor the estate tax.
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   Proposed bailout of United States financial system

   Investor Warren Buffett says he could put in $10B plus $90B nonrecourse debt; that is, without having to repay beyond $10B if mortgages did not repay. ... Tax breaks for businesses
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    Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

    Obama's economic advisors include chief Austan Goolsbee, who has worked with him since his U.S. Senate campaign, Paul Volcker, Warren Buffett, health economist David Cutler and Jeffrey Leibman. ... He added that McCain once opposed what Obama called the "irresponsible" Bush tax cuts, but now wants to make them permanent.

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• Proposed bailout of United States financial system,
• Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008