{"id":605,"date":"2011-10-14T11:49:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T15:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fishandcheese.com\/wordpress\/?p=605"},"modified":"2011-10-17T19:17:22","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T23:17:22","slug":"warren-buffetts-son-why-even-rich-fat-bastards-like-me-support-occupy-wall-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishandcheese.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/14\/warren-buffetts-son-why-even-rich-fat-bastards-like-me-support-occupy-wall-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett’s Son: Why Even Rich Fat Bastards Like Me Support Occupy Wall Street"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Howard<\/a>

"Fight the power that be!"<\/p><\/div>\n

(Des Moines, Iowa) An exclusive Fish and Cheese interview with Howard Buffett<\/strong>, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on why he supports the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fish and Cheese: It’s hard to believe that a wealthy, conservative-looking man such as yourself could support a radical movement like “Occupy Wall Street.”<\/p>\n

Howard Buffett: Well, like my daddy’s said before, it’s class warfare right now, and frankly, our side is kicking butt. <\/p>\n

I mean, being rich is great when the poor have a chance, but it’s getting really unfair. It’s like the Detroit Tigers playing the bottom team in the Omaha girl’s T-ball league.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\"Girls<\/a>

"please don't kill me symbol of capitalism! I'm just trying to stay alive here!"<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

There’s never been such a wide gap between rich and poor. In technical terms, it’s like in the cartoons when an earthquake causes a gap to open up beneath Goofy and he’s forced to do the splits. That’s got to hurt.<\/p>\n

F&C<\/strong>: Is it true that your dad’s secretary pays more proportionally in taxes than he does?<\/p>\n

HB<\/strong>: Yup. Ridiculous, huh? And my dad really pays the taxes he owes. <\/p>\n

By the way, he doesn’t even hire fancy accountants. Every year on April 14th I see him in his study, in his underwear, typing stuff into TurboTax!<\/p>\n

But seriously, some rich guys stash their loot in the Caymans or the Bahamas or something and barely pay anything. I can’t mention any of these guys by name or I wouldn’t get invited to the monthly Rich Guy’s Poker Party.<\/p>\n

\"political<\/a>

Talking out of both sides of their mouths.<\/p><\/div>\n

F&C<\/strong>: Do any of these tax dodgers have names that rhyme with Smichael Smoomberg?<\/p>\n

HB<\/strong>: No comment.<\/p>\n

F&C<\/strong>: And you support what these young people are doing by squatting in a private plaza in New York City? And would you go there yourself?<\/p>\n

HB<\/strong>: Oh yes. But look, I’m a busy man. I work for my dad’s company, I’m on several corporate boards. I fill out all those online petitions and I sent 200 pizzas down there.<\/p>\n

Also, I wouldn’t fit in with the protestors down in Zucotti Park. <\/p>\n

\"Occupy<\/a>

"Ohm. Ohm. I don't want the bank to take anyone's Ohm."<\/p><\/div>\n

Actually, I wouldn’t even fit<\/em> in Zucotti Park.<\/p>\n

(laughs)<\/p>\n

You think Chris Christie is the only guy that can make fat jokes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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