Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Obama's State of the Union speech on fairness singled out Warren Buffett's Omaha secretary, Debbe Bosanek, seated directly behind Michelle Obama

Right now, we’re poised to spend nearly $1 trillion more on what was supposed to be a temporary tax break for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. Right now, because of loopholes and shelters in the tax code, a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle-class households. Right now, Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.

Do we want to keep these tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans? Or do we want to keep our investments in everything else –- like education and medical research; a strong military and care for our veterans? Because if we’re serious about paying down our debt, we can’t do both.
— Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union address

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