Warren Should Quit Whining

In a Guardian Unlimited article, billionaire Warren Buffett complains that he doesn’t pay enough in federal taxes. Well, golly, Warren, I do. I need the money I work for, I don’t have billions in assets I could sell. The money taken from every paycheck is money I need. Sure, I tend to get a refund each year, you know, the government gives back the money it shouldn’t have taken from me. But, the interest they add for holding it for up to a year is nice.

Oh, wait, that’s right, they don’t pay interest on that…

By the way, every year when I do my taxes, at the bottom of the form is a line item for money I would like to VOLUNTARILY donate to the government. If Buffett feels he isn’t paying what he should, by all means, he should check that box and cut a check. What he shouldn’t do is encourage a government who cannot even spell efficiency to raise taxes.

Category: Politics