Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades

Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @08:33PM (#46450365)

> if you have billions that could be spent on taking tangible action to change such taxation

Do you have evidence he didn’t try? He’s been a prolific (albeit measured) donor to candidates who have pushed for this [1].

From what I can tell, Buffett enjoyed making money. He outsourced his philanthropy to Bill & Melinda Gates. Their focus has tended to be global poverty.

[1] https://www.opensecrets.org/search?order=desc&q=warren+buffe...

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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by BrenBarn on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @08:47PM (#46450450)

Those numbers are a pittance relative to his wealth. He could have established a foundation and given it hundreds of millions of dollars specifically to push for a more equitable taxation system. He did not do that.

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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @08:52PM (#46450488)

> He could have established a foundation and given it hundreds of millions of dollars specifically to push for a more equitable taxation system

You want another billionaire to create a super PAC?

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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by BrenBarn on Thursday January 01, 2026 @12:58AM (#46451700)

Seems to be the only way anything gets done around here. :-)

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