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To: haqihana who wrote (127469)	7/25/2005 5:28:03 PM
From: garrettjax	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793732

Not to mention his personal financial interest in not having a Death Tax... aiada.org from which is excerpted... But Buffett’s efforts look considerably less noble to those who have dug into his business holdings and methods: Buffett reaps a windfall because of the destructive impact the estate tax has on family businesses. Through Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett acquires profitable family businesses that are sold to him in large part because the businesses cannot meet the estate-tax burden, while at the same time selling estate-tax-insurance products to help other families hang on to their businesses. (Berkshire Hathaway’s corporate headquarters in Omaha did not return phone calls asking for comment.) -g