tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post5521545939763933685..comments2024-02-26T17:13:18.702-06:00Comments on DemoCurmudgeon: What’s the point, Newsmax? Warren Buffet’s secretary bought a second home!!! Yeah, so?Democurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-25248332438813148232012-01-30T17:02:23.238-06:002012-01-30T17:02:23.238-06:00Most pertinent point about this: Newsmax completel...Most pertinent point about this: Newsmax completely ignores her husband's possible income. How much does HE make? He could contribute a decent income to the couple's holdings, but that obviously hasn't changed what rate his missus is taxed at (maybe they file separately, for instance), and that's the point of the Buffett Rule. Besides, doesn't change the fact that she's taxed at a higher rate than Buffett. If she nevertheless can afford (a down payment and a mortage on) a second home, then Buffett must, like most billionaires, really be undertaxed. In general, I think the Newsmax line of reasoning tells us that 1.) there's no limit to how low those dudes will stoop to attack anyone they perceive as a threat 2.) they have no clue, and 3.) they think that if you're low or middle income and have a TV or other possessions beyond a garden rake or maybe an oxen, you're fabulously rich.Man MKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531054697577604925noreply@blogger.com