It actually isn't his opportunity in any way, nor does it have anything to do with him personally.
FYI, here's how corporations work here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_(business) If you read up on that you will likely discover your error. In short, Berkshire is a public company owned by shareholders which also happens to own NetJets - a combination of 3 companies, 4 including their European affiliate. Mr Buffet, as a public corporate officer, is legally obligated to provide value to his shareholders including fighting grey laws such as this one. Beyond that The NetJet companies operate subject to state and federal by-laws which were in turn created by the legislators and voters. Hopefully this starts to give you an understanding of how business governance works and it's separation from the individual. On Mar 11, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "you're conflating corporate and personal taxes. But of course you realize > that." > > Don't care. If Warren wants to pay more in taxes, here's an opportunity. > > I suspect Warren really wants others to pay more taxes while he skates. > > J > > - > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. > - Henry Kissinger > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, > go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:348416 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
