Tue Jan 24, 2012, 10:46 AM

TPM: Warren Buffett's Secretary To Attend Obama's SOTU

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/4606

TPM's one-paragraph story is about this tweet from WH spokesman Dan Pfeiffer:

http://twitter.com/pfeiffer44/status/161811801120579584

Tonight President Obama will offer more details on the Buffett Rule and Buffett's secretary, Debbie Bosanek, will be in the First Lady's Box

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
TPM: Warren Buffett's Secretary To Attend Obama's SOTU (Original post)	highplainsdem	Jan 2012	OP
She is becoming the Rosa Parks of the inequality movement	frazzled	Jan 2012	#1
I heard somewhere that she makes $66,000/yr	FarLeftFist	Jan 2012	#2
Really? He should pay the woman way more!	frazzled	Jan 2012	#3
Maybe that's one way (underpay workers) rich people get rich	FailureToCommunicate	Jan 2012	#4
You May Not Be Aware	DallasNE	Jan 2012	#11
I agree with that, although...	tallahasseedem	Jan 2012	#5
Don't Bank on It	Yavin4	Jan 2012	#6
That's soooooo true. The more they have, the less they share. It's psychopathic. nt	valerief	Jan 2012	#8
Gets Berkshire Hathaway stock every birthday and/or Christmas	klook	Jan 2012	#7
BRK-A or BRK-B?	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jan 2012	#9
I read she is given company stock every year	iandhr	Jan 2012	#12
That's a direct shot at YOU Mitt Romney	bigdarryl	Jan 2012	#10

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 10:50 AM

frazzled (9,136 posts)

1. She is becoming the Rosa Parks of the inequality movement

(though I'm sure Warren Buffett's secretary is paid a very hefty salary).

This is actually quite funny, I think: to bring the actual, real, live "Warren Buffet's secretary." I honestly didn't think of her as having an existence. I hope she's a nice older lady and not some ditsy blonde (excuse me to my blonde friends).

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Response to frazzled (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 10:53 AM

FarLeftFist (6,161 posts)

2. I heard somewhere that she makes $66,000/yr

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Response to FarLeftFist (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 10:56 AM

frazzled (9,136 posts)

3. Really? He should pay the woman way more!

I would think the executive secretary to one of the richest men in the world would be way way higher than that.

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Response to frazzled (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:19 AM

FailureToCommunicate (4,399 posts)

4. Maybe that's one way (underpay workers) rich people get rich

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Response to frazzled (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 04:00 PM

DallasNE (2,937 posts)

11. You May Not Be Aware

But the Berkshire-Hathaway headquarters staff consists of something like 27 employees. It is a really, really small staff. That salary estimate sounds about right.

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Response to FarLeftFist (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:24 AM

tallahasseedem (4,449 posts)

5. I agree with that, although...

I wonder if she gets some sweet perks in the way of holiday gifts and other little things. I know people who don't make too much, but their manager is generous with those kind of things.

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Response to tallahasseedem (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:35 AM

Yavin4 (18,495 posts)