Moneybox: Who Is Warren Buffett's Secretary?

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moneybox Who Is Warren Buffett's Secretary? Debbie Bosanek is not the talkative type, especially about tax reform. By Annie Lowrey Posted Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at 1:27 PM ET For nearly two decades, Debbie Bosanek has fielded press calls, investor queries, and sundry other requests for her boss, billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Now, she herself is in the middle of a very bright spotlight. On Monday the White House revealed its debt-reduction package. The most controversial, headline-grabbing portion of the $4.4 trillion plan is what Obama calls the "Buffett rule," which would ensure that people making more than $1 million a year pay higher rates than middle-income taxpayers. It is named for an often-repeated aphorism of Buffett's, calling for higher levies on the rich: Buffett says he pays a lower overall tax rate than his hardworking secretary does, and that is wrong. To continue reading, click here. Annie Lowrey reports on economics and business for Slate. Previously, she worked as a staff writer for the Washington Independent and on the editorial staffs of Foreign Policy and The New Yorker. Her e-mail is annie.lowrey@slate.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Rick Perry's Pledge To Stand With Israel "as a Christian" Is Stupid and Dangerous How Long Till America's Richest Person Becomes a Trillionaire? What Do Kids Learn at Elementary Schools Influenced by Scientologists?	Advertisement
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