In the matters of money Warren Buffett can identify, better than most, the need for triage: the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This shines through in his recent NYT Op-ed, where his advise regarding the U.S. tax code is "the reform of such complexities should not promote delay in our correcting simple and expensive inequities. We can't let those who want to protect the privile ...

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In the matters of money Warren Buffett can identify, better than most, the need for triage: the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This shines through in his recent NYT Op-ed, where his advise regarding the U.S. tax code is "the reform of such complexities should not promote delay in our correcting simple and expensive inequities. We can't let those who want to protect the privileged get away with insisting that we do nothing until we can do everything." In his Op-ed Buffet highlights one such expensive inequity, that's simple to correct as follows: "We need to get rid of arrangements like "carried interest" that enable income from labor to be magically converted into capital gains. And it's sickening that a Cayman Islands mail drop can be central to tax maneuvering by wealthy individuals and corporations."

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A seasoned financial professional, currently providing subject matter expertise on a variety of regulatory topics, including the Dodd-Frank Act, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and overall compliance monitoring. He has previously held positions as Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Director of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance, is a son of a Philadelphia, Pa. Steelworker and very concerned citizen with regards to the fate of our Republic.