If Im not mistaken the less than 10% is a shot at Buffett’s assertion that things are controlled by birthright.

To say that we are not economically free is a lie. Here are some rankings for you:

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=19669

You do have one thing right Henry: Republicans in this country are not acting fiscally conservative.

Your second to last paragraph just blew your own argument out of the water. Less than 10% are from inherited money. So that means less than 10% will pay the estate tax. Seeing as there are only about 9.5 million millionaires in the U.S. (out of a total population of over 300 million) that’s a pretty small number. Besides there are ways that small farmers and small business owners can get around the estate tax legally.

To your socialism point, it’s a lie that this country is free market. Because of politics and intense lobbying, the US has imposed a steel tariff (mid 2002 - end 2003) and a Brazilian ethanol tariff ($.54/gal) on more competitive foreign products. These are not free market policies and they came during the administration of a Republican president.

The same administration signed into law the Medicare prescription plan and never vetoed a spending bill until Democrats took control of Congress (because we all know conservatives are ALWAYS looking out for our pocketbooks).

My advice is don’t worry about Warren Buffett’s view on the estate tax. I’m sure he appreciates his lot in life and his wealth proves beyond a reasonable doubt he believes in the markets (as regulated as they are). His premise is that every one should succeed in life on their own and not because they won the “ovarian lottery” (his words not mine) and were born into wealth.