I finally got around to reading this blog article that my brother sent me with links to a BBC interview with Warren Buffett.  Am linking the video from the article below because they are definitely worth watching.  Buffett is a rare rich person today who is not offended by the progressive tax rate, though he notes that he also benefits from the capital gains rate.  Buffett and his friend Bill Gates also represent a fading class of the rich in America, one that believed that their great wealth brought with it social responsibility and not just greater power to be exploited.

First part of the interview here:

Second part of the interview here: