Commentary Magazine


Topic: Debbie Bosanek

Buffett’s Overtaxed, Underpaid Secretary

In case the nation had not yet heard quite enough about Warren Buffett’s secretary, Debbie Bosanek, she is back in the news. To her credit, it was due to an appearance at a charitable event. And, no, this time it wasn’t to do with her earning no ordinary secretarial salary. Rather, it was a particular comment she made in a scripted performance that merits brief attention.

She came onstage to list in jest the five things she would buy with the extra money she would accrue by falling into Buffett’s tax bracket, a bemusing statement noted by the host, who proceeded to clarify:

Host: Wait, wait, wait. I thought Warren [Buffett] wanted to get more people into the upper [tax] bracket?

Bosanek: I’ll take the lower bracket, thank you. Read More