Quote:Good call ignoring that other article.  You'd discover he's been fighting to avoid paying over a billion dollars in taxes he owes the IRS for over a decade, and this is the 2nd time he's been in hot water for avoiding paying taxes.  We wouldn't want you to bother with having the facts, so feel free to use his wiki page to soothe your soul. 

 

"HEY GUYS, SOMEONE IS A HYPOCRITE, THEREFORE THE POSITION THEY ESPOUSE CANNOT BE CORRECT!!!!"

-Junior

 

Just to be clear, Junior, what you're falling into is the all too common and easy to recognize trap known as the ad hominem.

 

If the notion were Buffett's alone then hypocrisy might seem a more effective rebuttal, however, it's a commonly held economic axiom in some circles that higher upper marginal tax rates are beneficial to an economy. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/busine...d=all&_r=0

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