Analysis Of Stop Coddling The Super Rich Warren Buffett

In the article Stop Coddling The Super-Rich Warren Buffett discusses how the rich need to pay more in taxes instead of being let off easy by congress. Buffett is an extremely rich, and very successful investor who is known for donating much of his income to charities. He makes a point that his kids will not be coddled, and argues that the super rich are. Warren Buffett’s credibility, and knowledge make’s his argument strong, and effective. Warren Buffett is vey persuasive as well as credible since he is an extremely successful investor. Buffet has “total assets of over 300 billion” (274). He is also “one of the richest men in the world and widely regarded as the most successful” (274). Warren Buffett establishes his credibility by showing that he is very good with money, and has been tremendously successful. Buffett is knowledgeable when it comes to dealing with money since he is an investor. Buffett even makes note of his federal tax bill and how low the percentage was
In a New York Times article stop coddling the super-rich “Buffett uses a classification system based on income (and equity) to argue for an increase in taxes for the wealthiest Americans, classifying them in general as those making more than 1 million” (274). Not just anyone can get published by the New York Times you have to be a knowledgeable and credible individual in order to do so, and the fact that Warren Buffett wrote an article in the New York Times means that he is trustworthy as well as credible. Buffet’s New York Times article even caught the attention of the U.S Senate. “Buffet rule was considered by the U.S. Senate as part of the paying a fair share act of 2012” (274). The Fact that the Buffett rule was brought up by the U.S senate just goes to show that Buffet is indeed someone who is trustworthy. Which ultimately increases the reader’s confidence in his knowledge, credibility, and helps to persuade his