Warren Buffett News: Warren Buffett And The Corrupting Of The American Soul

The Good Farmer: Howard G. Buffett’s Crusade to Eliminate Hunger in America (Parade)
If Warren Buffett is the Oracle of Omaha, then his 57-year-old son, Howard—a farmer who works 1,400 acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat in central Illinois—might just be the Donator of Decatur. Through his Howard G. Buffett Foundation, he gives away tens of millions of dollars annually to improve living standards in impoverished communities worldwide. Lately, though, the foundation has also been focusing on the home front, working with Feeding America on a problem that some might be surprised to find in the world’s richest country—hunger. Recently, Howard took a break from fall harvesting to talk with PARADE about the growing problem of food insecurity in America.

How the daggy ukelele gained sexy street cred (CanberraTimes)
What does the third richest man in the world really hanker for? We got a hint in June when Warren Buffett, the sharemarket savant, teamed up with rock star Jon Bon Jovi for a duet at a swish Forbes magazine function. Appearing in a fetching dark suit nicely set off by a purple tie, Buffett, 82, cradled a ukulele on his pot belly and strummed away with joyful abandon. Bon Jovi remarked that the octogenarian’s tiny four-string instrument could make him develop “a taste of these girls yelling for you”.

Explaining Warren Buffett’s Career In One Paragraph (Forbes)
I thought this was rather good from The Telegraph. It’s an explanation of Warren Buffett‘s career in one terse paragraph: …For this really is the secret, the magic sauce. Now yes, of course Buffett is an excellent investor. No doubt about that at all. But what has propelled him to the top (at times) or the upper regions of that Forbes list isn’t just that skill: it’s also leverage. For here’s the little secret about insurance companies.

Thou Shalt Not Covet: Warren Buffett And The Corrupting Of The American Soul (CanadaFreePress)
“Bottom line…would raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans have a chilling effect on hiring?” It was Matt Lauer’s final interview question for his guest, on last Tuesday’s episode of NBC-TV’s “Today” show. …The guest was famed investor Warren Buffett, CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway holding company and a personal friend of President Obama (and by the way, did you know that Obama calls him, and not the other way around? Mr. Buffett would want you to know). He was spouting the usual “it’s time to raise taxes on us rich folks” rhetoric for which he’s become famous.