Warren Buffett, the billionnaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday that wealthy Americans are not paying sufficient levels of tax. "The wealthy are definitely undertaxed relative to the general population," Buffett told CNBC earlier today. "As we get more specialized, the rich will get richer. The question is: ‘How do you take care of a guy who is a wonderful citizen whose father died in Normandy and just doesn't have market skills?' I think the income tax cre...
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