Buffett: I beg you to raise my taxes

Politico reports:

Warren Buffett, the third wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of around $80 billion, is demanding the U.S. government make the rich like him pay higher taxes and says they should no longer be protected like endangered “spotted owls.”

In a New York Times op-ed on Monday, titled “Stop Coddling the Rich,” Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s chair and CEO, said he and his “mega-rich” friends have been spared the “shared sacrifice” the country’s leaders have asked for as the country veers toward a double-dip recession.

Warren Buffett(Democrat-TARP) is calling for higher taxes as he will not let Bershire pay a dividend. Word to Warren : why are you hiding so much of your wealth with the Gates foundation?