“The thing that — you know — bothers me the most is the opposition, because I’m fairly successful and I read today about Warren Buffett saying he’s only taxed at 17 percent and he makes $50 billion. I’m happy to make an investment in America – I don’t look at is as a tax evil, I just say okay, if I have to pay a little bit more, we’ll get it back just like when Obama saved the auto industry … I agree with Warren Buffett. It’s time to volunteer. It’s not like paying more that you don’t get it back … You come in, you rescue the country, you help the country, and then the better economy means that more people go to the movies, more people buy DVDs, more people watch our TV shows and we get it back in a million different ways …”
– Film producer Harvey Weinstein, talking to CNN’s Piers Morgan on Wednesday about his support for President Obama and his willingness to pay more in taxes. During his interview, he referenced a recent NY Times op-ed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who said that the “mega-rich” need to pay a higher percentage in taxes.
