Warren Buffett Tells Congress To Raise Taxes On Wealthy

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., speaks during an interview with Bloomberg Television on the sidelines of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 8, 2011. (Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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By AMY BINGHAM
Aug. 15. 2011
Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the country, wants to pay more taxes and thinks his super-rich friends should too.
Buffett, who is estimated to be worth more than $47 billion, called on Congress to commit to "shared sacrifice" and raise taxes on people earning more than $1 million. Buffett said the rich are "coddled" by Congress "as if we were spotted owls or some other endangered species.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-buffett-raise-taxes-wealthy-friends/story?id=14307993

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., speaks during an interview with Bloomberg Television on the sidelines of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 8, 2011. (Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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By AMY BINGHAM
Aug. 15. 2011
Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the country, wants to pay more taxes and thinks his super-rich friends should too.
Buffett, who is estimated to be worth more than $47 billion, called on Congress to commit to "shared sacrifice" and raise taxes on people earning more than $1 million. Buffett said the rich are "coddled" by Congress "as if we were spotted owls or some other endangered species.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-buffett-raise-taxes-wealthy-friends/story?id=14307993
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