Warren Buffett spoke at a Hillary Clinton rally on Monday in Omaha, Nebraska, hometown to Buffett's business empire and was clear in his endorsement of Clinton. In fact he said on election day in November he would personally drive 10 people to the polls that needed a ride to cast their votes. Also that he would make transportation available all day to take the people to the voting places in Omaha's congressional districts and that he himself would be on the bus all day. What an endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
Buffett also challenged Donald Trump to make his tax returns public and said Trump was afraid to do so. Then he challenged Trump by saying, HE WOULD MEET TRUMP ANY TIME AND ANY PLACE IN PUBLIC AND BOTH COULD BRING THEIR TAX RETURNS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ON ANY LINE ITEM ON THEIR TAX RETURNS. Buffett has character and courage and one can bet Trump will not take Buffett up on his offer.
Then Buffett said it all in a statement when he said the following: NO MEMBER OF THE BUFFETT FAMILY HAS GONE TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN AND NO MEMBER OF THE TRUMP FAMILY HAS GONE TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN. WE'VE BOTH DONE EXTREMELY WELL DURING THIS PERIOD AND OUR FAMILIES HAVEN'T SACRIFICED ANY THING. Ouch, that really hit Trump where it hurt.
Despite his wealth Buffett said long ago corporate America and the wealthy should pay more in taxes and that paying taxes is no excuse for a business not to be profitable. Buffett is also a critic of companies who claim to lose money but still pay their CEO's and executives huge bonuses while laying off employees and eliminating health insurance for the average worker.
Buffett's support for Clinton and his rejection of Trump come at a critical time in the campaign. The conventions are over and it is now one on one and less than 100 days to the November election. More people are starting to make up their minds and can see a clearer picture of the two candidates. This writer feels Buffett's comments and support will have a positive affect on Hillary Clinton's chances to win in November.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
