Warren Buffett

The Buffett Rule backlash

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Critics of the so-called "Buffett Rule," President Barack Obama's proposal to impose a minimum income tax on the wealthy, would like to have their gilded cake and eat it, too. On the one hand, they contend that the proposal would have a minimal impact...

Buffett's claims about tax rates unproven

2012-04-17 12:45:00

In your editorial regarding the proposed tax increase for high-earners ("The Buffett Rule backlash," April 12)," you state that Warren Buffett's secretarial staff "were shown to pay a higher percentage of their income to the tax man than their billionaire...

Why fairness is essential for economic growth

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Get ready for the tax wars. President Barack Obama wants to raise taxes on the rich, setting a minimum tax rate of 30 percent on millionaires (the so-called "Buffett Rule," named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who says it's unfair that he...

Skeptical of Buffett and need for higher taxes

2012-04-16 12:45:00

First, I'm an 80-year-old living on Social Security, and I know all the tax loopholes need to be closed ("The Buffett Rule backlash," April 13). But isn't it correct that Warren Buffett owes the IRS a great deal of taxes for a number of years? Let's...

Maryland PSC approves Constellation sale to Exelon

2012-02-17 17:11:10

Maryland regulators approved Constellation Energy Group's sale to Chicago-based Exelon Corp. on Friday, setting the stage for Baltimore to lose its last Fortune 500 company to an out-of-state owner. Exelon promptly accepted the terms imposed by the...

Maryland Senate votes to tax the rich

2012-03-15 17:17:00

The state Senate voted Thursday to significantly raise taxes on Marylanders earning half a million dollars or more — prompting complaints that liberals were bent on launching class warfare in the state. The Senate's vote to adopt what is being...

Staff Q&A: Who's your vote for person of the year?

2011-12-27 13:35:00

This week we asked our b staff and guests who was their pick for who ruled 2011.� T-Sizzle, founder of the nation's most prestigious university Luke Broadwater, reporter, The Baltimore Sun Steve Jobs. Genius with huge technological and design impact on...

Wall Street antics endanger capitalism

2011-12-13 12:59:00

Wall Street is its own worst enemy. It should have welcomed new financial regulation as a means of restoring public trust. Instead, it's busily shredding new regulations and making the public more distrustful than ever. The Street's biggest lobbying...

'Twas the month before the payroll tax hike …

2011-12-01 11:36:00

Sorry, Virginia, there is no contractual sanity clause for those who serve in Congress. Once again, the clock is ticking for Washington to fashion a compromise over legislation that would both stimulate the economy and provide tax relief to middle-class...

Let's talk about the meaning of fairness

2012-01-26 14:14:46

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked about Americans paying their fair share in taxes. For most of my life, I thought that I had a reasonably good idea about what "fair" means — except for that period when my children...

State of the Union, or State of the Campaign?

2012-01-24 19:32:00

Was that a State of the Union address or was it President Barack Obama's first big campaign speech of 2012? It certainly sounded like the latter, but given the state of Washington, what else could we expect? His opening lines, a tribute to the soldiers...

Romney and class warfare

2012-02-03 00:00:00

As the Republican presidential race moves to Nevada, land of roulette wheels, craps tables and slot machines, where dreams of quick riches are often broken, Mitt Romneycontinues to struggle with the political consequences of the millions he's made through...

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in an SEC filing that it has begun buying stock in Viacom. Above, Buffett in an interview with Fox Business Network.

2012-05-15 22:47:00

Warren Buffett is backing Coty's raised bid to acquire cosmetics company Avon

2012-05-10 00:00:00

Shareholders watch a QA session with Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual shareholders meeting last weekend in Omaha, Neb.

2012-05-07 06:11:00