Rejecting the Buffett Rule and Fighting Obama’s Class Warfare

Apr 12, 2012 12:01 AM
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Rejecting the Buffett Rule and Fighting Obama’s Class Warfare

I’ve already explained why Warren Buffett is either dishonest or clueless about tax policy. Today, on CNBC, I got to debate the tax scheme that President Obama has named after the Omaha investor.

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One of my big points was that the United States already has a self-destructive set of tax laws for investment. As such, it would be very foolish to increase the double taxation of income that is saved and invested.

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And my closing point, which I snuck in before they could go off air, was that the left should want lower tax rates if they want more revenue from the rich. It’s called the Laffer Curve.

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