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Business magnate Warren Buffett and his wife Astrid Menks arrive for a State Dinner held in honor of Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha at the White House in Washington March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Benjamin Myers

Economics, Pethokoukis

Why Warren Buffett is wrong about taxes

James Pethokoukis | December 17, 2012, 11:00 am

Warren Buffett has recently suggested that tax rates don’t matter when making investment decisions. Clifford Asness of AQR Capital Management respectfully disagrees. read more >

Pethokoukis

Oops! Warren Buffett inadvertently makes the case against tax hikes

James Pethokoukis | November 26, 2012, 11:10 am

Warren Buffett is someone who’s been calling for higher taxes on the rich. Here he is again in a New York Times op-ed today. But Buffett also outlines some fiscal goals: Our government’s goal should be to bring in revenues of … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

More evidence the Buffett rule is a sham

James Pethokoukis | February 9, 2012, 11:14 am

Again, here is the Buffett Rule, as explained by President Obama: ”Tax reform should follow the Buffett Rule. If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes.” Now, as the above … read more >

Economics

These two charts show just how phony Obama’s ‘Buffett Rule’ really is

James Pethokoukis | February 8, 2012, 10:48 am

President Obama’s Buffett Rule is an almost perfect example of a) a solution in search of a problem, and b) politics masquerading as policy. A great pair of graphics from the Council on Foreign Relations illustrates both these points by … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

Romney rips the Buffett Rule tax

James Pethokoukis | January 26, 2012, 10:03 am

A blockbuster Mitt Romney interview last night on CNBC’s Kudlow Report. First, Larry Kudlow asked Romney about this bit from Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: ”Tax reform should follow the Buffett Rule. If you make more than $1 million … read more >

Economics

Yes, Warren Buffett is confusing the tax debate

Nick Schulz | November 9, 2011, 12:19 pm

Former Clinton econ adviser Alicia Munnell asks “Is Warren Buffett Confusing the Tax Debate?” Her answer is “yes” (that’s Phil Levy’s answer, too, btw). She writes: Warren Buffett has been making the point whenever possible that he pays a smaller … read more >

Economics

Warren Buffett’s staff need access to accountants

Nick Schulz | November 1, 2011, 9:20 am

Tim Taylor writes: … see Buffett’s August 14 article, “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” in the New York Times, where he writes: “Last year my federal tax bill—the income tax I paid, as well as payroll taxes paid by me and … read more >