[rescue] OT Taxes

Nick nick at pelagiris.org
Mon Apr 19 14:46:38 CDT 2004


I'm curious, the same Warren Buffet who recommends against shirking your
due tax burden with loopholes, and is Proud that he's paying more in
taxes this year than he ever has before?  Or someone else who suggests
abuseing the law to get your way no matter what?
	Nick
On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 01:24:33PM -0400, Kevin Loch wrote:
> Nick wrote:
> >That's a nice theory.  The only problem is they don't pay the same tax
> >rate we do... they pay a lawyer or accountant to find tax shelters for
> >them, and pay 1% tax or less.  Is that fair?  A single mother making 20k
> >a year pays More Taxes than microsoft did last year?  And the year
> >before?  I pay more taxes than the average lawyer making 200k?  (I make
> >less than 50k)  Bit fucked up woudln't you say?
> 
> No.  Money likes those who manage it well.  And all that money will
> be taxed eventually.  Unrealized income from long term intestments
> is a Good Thing for everyone.  I recommend any biography of Warren 
> Buffett for details.
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