PolitiFact | Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett is an investor and philanthropist. He is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., based in Omaha, Neb.

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Warren Buffett
stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed:

The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 18, 2011

Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Warren Buffett asked people to forward a chain email about the "Congressional Reform Act of 2019."

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 6, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate:

"Many of (Hillary Clinton's) friends took bigger deductions (than me). Warren Buffett took a massive deduction. (George) Soros, who is a friend of hers, took a massive deduction."

By Rachel Tiede • October 18, 2016

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