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To: crusty old prospector

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway have not paid any dividends since the 1960s. And there’s no such thing as “capital gains taxes on dividends.”

What Buffett was whining about was that he doesn’t pay taxes on *unrealized* capital gains, but neither does anyone else (why should you pay a tax on the fact that your home went up in value when you haven’t sold it and realized the gain?).


18 posted on 09/19/2011 11:27:18 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: AuH2ORepublican
Scratch “capital gains tax” and replace with “tax on qualified dividends.” Brain freeze.
19 posted on 09/19/2011 2:01:04 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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