I am sooo sick of this one. Hussein also repeats this lie! The reason Warren Buffet pays only 17% is because he takes NO SALARY! He is paying capital gains tax which is lower. So the whole thing is a lie. If he wasnt taking advantage of the tax system he would be paying a higher rate than his secretary. And technically, the money has been already been taxed at the corporate tax rate of 35%. Since capital gains is a form of double taxation. Warren Buffet is a tax dodger, a legal one but a tax dodger the same. He should take a salary like the rest of his people. Problem solved.
I too am sick of this, and I do not believe it. See my post #31.