Jay-Z channels Warren Buffett: I'd be willing to pay more taxes

Warren Buffett, the investment wizard who is also one of the world's wealthiest men, has long advocated for higher taxes on the superrich. Now Jay-Z, Buffett's pal and himself a member of the upper tier of the 1 percent, is joining him...

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Warren Buffett, the investment wizard who is also one of the world’s wealthiest men, has long advocated for higher taxes on the superrich. Now Jay-Z, Buffett’s pal and himself a member of the upper tier of the 1 percent, is joining him.

“Me, personally, I wouldn’t mind paying more in taxes if it went to the things that really mattered,” he said to CNN. “If it went to education, to people in poverty, I wouldn’t mind.”

Added Hov, “I think most people with a conscience, with some integrity and moral fiber wouldn’t have any problem paying more taxes.”

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