Clinton and Buffett Call For Millionaire Tax Hike

“(Buffett) understands, as we just heard him say, we’re out of balance, the decision is stacked in favor of those on top, we need to reshuffle the deck”, said Mrs. Clinton. “You know, I used to love Abbott and Costello”. He criticised the Republican candidates, saying he had seen all their debates and likening them to a comedy act.

Left unsaid is what Buffett might do in the months ahead, as a big-dollar fundraiser, a presence with Clinton on the trail, or both.

Economic recovery has been healthy under President Obama, she said, but could be spurred by more funding for infrastructure improvements, a boost for manufacturing fueled in part by more technical skill training opportunities in community colleges and the new jobs that can be created by development of clean energy sources.

Her presidency would invest in early childhood education, she said, and help craft a plan to help young Americans deal with student debt. Bernard Sanders, also have yet to fully lay out the tax plans that would pay for their expansive liberal agendas.

She also called again for equal pay for equal work among men and women. “That’s a primary reason…why I’m going to be so delighted when Secretary Clinton takes the Oval Office”. While she largely ignored Tuesday night’s Republican debate, Clinton indicated that a combination of policies addressing the economy and homeland security would be central in her campaign.

“I’d rather be president because I can’t sing”, Clinton replied.

That brought cheers and laughter from the crowd at Omaha’s Sokol Auditorium. The message could resonant in neighboring Iowa, where Clinton is trying to defeat Sanders in the opening Democratic contest on February 1.

President Barack Obama has included the rule in his 2016 budget proposal, though Republicans have said no since it was first proposed five years ago.

Buffett supported Clinton’s first Senate campaign in 2000 and raised money for her presidential campaign in 2008 before endorsing Obama and appearing at fund-raisers for the president.

Which is what makes Buffett’s endorsement and support of Clinton so exceptional.

The billionaire has said in the past that he does not like super PACs and is wary of the increasing influence of money on politics, the Associated Press reported.