Buffet and Steve Jobs are advising Kerry on economic issues along with, Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, AFL-CIO labor organization President John Sweeney, New Jersey Senator Jon Corzine, a former co-chairman of Goldman, Sachs & Co., and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, head of Citigroup Inc.'s executive committee.
In the story we get economic wisdom from Buffet:
Buffett, the world's second-richest man, criticized Bush's tax cuts, saying they were ``tilted toward the rich. I've got way more money in my pocket because of the tax change and I don't think it's a good idea.''
Cash burning a hole in yer pocket Buffy? There must be one million and one charities out there, not to mention helping out our troops, but apparently Buffy isn't smart enough to instruct his help to find worthy recipients of his extra cash. And of course we wouldn't want the president's tax cut to look like it's a good thing!
Gawd these people make me want to vomit.
p.s. In 2003 Mr. B made more money than ever before and since the tax cuts for the not so rich are finally in place we actually got some of our money returned this time. Thanks W!
First french fries, now Le Monde ? Officially, it's because money's tight, but some Bush administration officials aren't hiding the fact that there is a little payback for anti-American coverage in the State Department's decision not to fund foreign press centers at the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions. "They can come and pay like everyone else!"barked an angry administration official. "It's ridiculous; this is foreign press welfare." Said a British scribe: "I can't believe this is for a little ribbing in the press." What's happening is this: For the first time since Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984, the State Department isn't pampering the foreign press by outfitting high-tech briefing rooms at the political conventions. "This year, money was tight," explained State's Adam Ereli. "You can't do everything you want to." The savings: a whopping $500,000. Instead, they'll have to cover the Boston and New York events like the rest of the press. Payback? Gosh no, says Ereli. "That's crazy," said the diplomat."We're not shutting them out." Link