tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5810215798453472784..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Absurd 'Buffett Tax' Proposal: Warren Buffett Meets Karl MarxRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40315409122010326712011-12-07T13:17:10.252-05:002011-12-07T13:17:10.252-05:00If a social contract of equality exists (as sugges...If a social contract of equality exists (as suggested in the Declaration), is it equitable for ultra rich Americans to pay a lower tax rate, on average, than those with significantly lower incomes? It's really a question of ethics AND economics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15830364377345967332011-09-19T10:05:11.513-04:002011-09-19T10:05:11.513-04:00This new tax will boost GDP, so people will say it...This new tax will boost GDP, so people will say it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2825307404497714632011-09-19T09:32:09.066-04:002011-09-19T09:32:09.066-04:00I think its awesome that he called it the Buffet t...I think its awesome that he called it the Buffet tax. Its only fitting for such a scheme to be named after America's wealthiest crony capitalist. Its also fitting that Buffet will be remembered not for his business acumen but his economic ignorance. I've already pitched my two Buffet books out of embarrassment of having them in my office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com