Buffett Slams Administration, Tax Policy

March 8, 2004

Warren Buffett says the Bush administration favors the wealthy with its tax policies. The “Oracle of Omaha” says the country could eliminate personal income taxes for everyone if 540 taxpayers paid the amount of tax Berkshire Hathaway pays to the Treasury. [See pgs. 6 and 7 of annual report.]

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