https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/04/14/the-curious-timing-of-the-buffett-rule/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:27:41 -0400<![CDATA[If the deficit crisis counts as such a dire emergency that even a reduction of one-half of 1 percent merits this ferocious tax fight, then why did the president ignore a similarly desperate situation in 2009, 2010, and 2011? Of course, he would say that he addressed the problem previously by calling for an end to Bush-era “tax cuts for the rich” but those changes—which Obama ultimately abandoned—would have delivered an estimated $70 billion in added revenue per year. That’s still barely 5 percent of the deficit (in the most optimistic projections) but it’s 14 times more than the anticipated haul from the Buffett Rule&#8230;]]>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:55:46 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/04/14/the-curious-timing-of-the-buffett-rule-n91631