Topic: tax
Warren Buffett and the Super-Rich
I’m sure most ACT NOW blog readers have read Warren Buffett’s piece in the New York Times about the need to “stop coddling the super-rich” in the United States. But here it is. The real crux of the Buffett op-ed is a powerful indictment of our current tax system and its gross inequities. Buffett, who is not shy with his opinions, writes: Last year my federal tax bill — the income tax I paid, as well as payroll taxes paid … Read More
Fat Chance: Sating Energy Appetites
I don’t know whether energy journalist Amanda Little has been inhaling petrochemicals recently. But her latest opinion piece in the Times may have been written under the influence. I don’t usually spend my time bashing well-intentioned journalists. For one thing, it isn’t particularly polite. For another thing, it doesn’t actually solve any problems. But I thought that Ms. Little’s piece was such a stark illustration of good intentions standing in for good ideas that I couldn’t ignore it.
