Buffett: More bullish than the Fed, calls for raising taxes on the ultra rich

by Mick Weinstein|Published August 18, 2011

Charlie Rose interviewed Warren Buffett earlier this week and the discussion is well worth a view (embedded below). Buffett comments on the GOP presidential candidates (“pathetic” in their recent opposition to raising the debt ceiling), the economy (he sees himself as more bullish on it than the Fed is), and sundry other topics.

Also from the Oracle from Omaha this week – an op-ed in the NYT calling for raising taxes on the ultra-rich, and a new SEC filing shows his recent buys and sells.

Sources:

“Charlie Rose – an hour with Warren Buffett” YouTube, uploaded by Charlie Rose, 8/16/11 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xVOn371TCPo

“Stop Coddling the Super Rich” Warren Buffett, The New York Times, 8/15/11, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=2

“What Warren Buffett is buying and selling” Wall Street Journal, 8/15/11 https://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/08/15/warren-buffett-buys-into-dollar-general/

AUTHOR

Mick Weinstein

Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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