In recent months, much has been said in the media concerning a quote from Warren Buffett (one of the richest men in the nation), as he has called for the rich to pay higher taxes. Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, in typical fashion, was quoted as saying in regard to the push by Buffett for the rich to pay higher taxes; “Shut up and write the check.” Governor Christie was calling for Buffett to stop talking and go to putting his money into the tax coffers of government. Several of my liberal friends like to quote Buffett to me when I write about taxes already being too high and that I oppose paying higher taxes. I recently saw a quote from Warren Buffett about state sponsored gambling. He said; “It’s a terrible way to raise money. It’s a tax on ignorance…I don’t like the idea of the government depending, for certain portions of its revenue, on hoodwinking citizens.” This quote by Warren Buffett is from a taped interview on the Stop Predatory Gambling web site. The Senate...