A uniform tax rate of 25 percent means a gigantic redistribution from the bottom to the top,

It will cannibalize, but the difference is you have a 50 percent tax rate and you have a slot parlor as opposed to a much lower tax rate in New Jersey and a full-blown casino resort. The level of amenities is going to be much less (in Pennsylvania).

Ford's federal income tax rate was just 2.3 percent in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits.

The 3 percent overall federal tax rate I would pay -- if a Berkshire dividend were to be tax free -- seems a bit light.

deepening the divides, in people's heads and sometimes in their hearts.

Anyone who wants to defend the European social model must ensure that the German-French relationship remains intact.