``I am betting on the Congress doing the right thing for the American public and passing this bill,'' Buffett said. The economy is ``everybody's problem,'' he said, likening it to ``a bathtub -- you can't have cold water in the front and hot water in the back.''
Berkshire is buying the stake in Goldman, Paulson's former firm, after three of the investment bank's biggest competitors went bankrupt or were forced into emergency sales. He has already agreed to spend at least $25 billion this year to acquire companies, finance buyouts and purchase securities for Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire.
``I certainly have a vote of confidence in Goldman and vote of confidence in Congress,'' said Buffett, who is investing in the firm after it lost 40 percent of its market value in the past year.
Buffett, who last year complained that he couldn't find companies big enough to buy, said he's not a fan of cash.
``It's nice to have a lot of money, but you know, you don't want to keep it around forever,'' Buffett said. ``I prefer buying things. Otherwise, it's a little like saving sex for your old age.''
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