Parsad Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 The intentions are right, but Tilson comes off all wrong! Just brutal! Cheers! http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000083600&play=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 In my opinion this makes Tilson look like a tool. I like Buffett but you cant just copy everything he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valuebo Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 This guy.... ::) It's just getting painful. Could hardly watch it after the 5:30 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyx1 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Tilson defends the Buffett Rule, and announces that he is well-connected, rich, and successful! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hester Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Breaking news: Monday, Whitney Tilson will be on CNBC's squawk box to discuss his daily overconsumption of cherry Coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmichaud Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 One word - WANNABE. I don't see what the good intention is here - he just wants to make himself feel like he's one of the super rich. EMBARRASSING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsad Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Tilson defends the Buffett Rule, and announces that he is well-connected, rich, and successful! LOL! Yeah, I couldn't really believe he said that at the beginning, and then when he uncomfortably corrected his assistant on the tax rate she's paying...yikes! Not sure what possesses him to do this stuff. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenWatsa Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Got a good chuckle out of this. I wouldn't at all be surprised if there are posters here with a larger net worth than Tilson. Yet, they don't feel the need to aggrandize themselves on TV, let alone put themselves in the same breath as WEB. Feel sorry for the assistant. Hope she's looking for a new employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookie71 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Reminds m of the old saying, "He is a legend in his own mind" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Eriksen Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I won't judge his motives but I will judge his arguments. Out of the whole interview what really annoyed me was the fallacious argument that if we don't pass the Buffett rule, and raise the $47 billion over ten years from the super-rich, it means that 47 million Americans will have to pay $1,000 each. It is not an either or situation. No one has called for raising taxes on the middle class. If I heard it right, Whitney's assistants taxes are higher solely due to payroll taxes (50% of her 33% versus just 1/2 of 1% of his 25% when including both employee and employer contributions). Since payroll taxes are all earned back by the payor if they live to normal life expectancy it is a different animal than income taxes and in my opinion should not be included. Over a lifetime Whitney will pay a significantly higher rate in federal taxes (income plus payroll) than his assistant just like Buffett will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 That was painful to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seshnath Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Reminds m of the old saying, "He is a legend in his own mind" :) LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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