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To: FJB who wrote (643586)	1/25/2012 6:35:52 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583386

Buffet's secretary makes over $200K? It must be true if her tax rate is higher than Buffet's: The IRS publishes detailed tax tables by income level. The latest results are for 2009. They show that taxpayers earning an adjusted gross income between $100,000 and $200,000 pay an average rate of twelve percent. This is below Buffet’s rate; so she must earn more than that. Taxpayers earning adjusted gross incomes of $200,000 to $500,000, pay an average tax rate of nineteen percent. Therefore Buffet must pay Debbie Bosanke a salary above two hundred thousand. Does she know Obama wants to raise her taxes?

To: FJB who wrote (643586)	1/25/2012 7:15:25 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583386

Buffet's secretary owns 2 4bd homes, one in AZ and one in NB. "Despite Unfair Tax Burden, Warren Buffett's Secretary Was Just Able To Buy A Second Home "Despite a heavy tax burden, Warren Buffett's secretary last year was able to purchase a second home in Arizona, a residence complete with a swimming pool and a "professional PGA putting green," according to real estate records. Debra Bosanek, 55, and her husband Gerald bought the 2100-square-foot home in Surprise, a city outside Phoenix. The Bosaneks paid $144,000 for the four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath property (the purchase was financed, in part, by a $115,200 mortgage). The principal Bosanek residence is in Bellevue, Nebraska, several miles from Buffett's corporate headquarters in Omaha. The couple's 2568-square-foot home, built in 2000, also has four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. But the modest property, which Sarpy County assessors last year valued at $217,716, offers no outdoor amenities for swimmers or golfers. Bosanek, who last night attended the State of the Union speech, has become the face of President Barack Obama's so-called Buffett Rule, which contends that the secretary of a wealthy individual should not pay a higher tax rate than their boss." http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/warren-buffett-secretary-homes-654812 hr neeka