Skeptical of Buffett and need for higher taxes

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3:45 p.m. EDT, April 16, 2012

First, I'm an 80-year-old living on Social Security, and I know all the tax loopholes need to be closed ("The Buffett Rule backlash," April 13). But isn't it correct that Warren Buffett owes the IRS a great deal of taxes for a number of years? Let's have a true picture of Mr. Buffett.

The proposed reductions in Medicare and Medicaid costs will hopefully take place by reducing fraud in the systems and not by reducing services.

Vera Papa

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