Here's an ABC puff piece about Buffett and his secretary, as they interview them together. ABC doesn't allow embedding of their videos
Warren Buffett, Secretary Debbie Bosanek Discuss Tax Rate Inequality in Interview
Here's an analysis in Forbes magazine about how much $$$ Bosanek makes -
The IRS publishes detailed tax tables by income level. The latest results are for 2009. They show that taxpayers earning an adjusted gross income between $100,000 and $200,000 pay an average rate of twelve percent. This is below Buffet’s rate; so she must earn more than that. Taxpayers earning adjusted gross incomes of $200,000 to $500,000, pay an average tax rate of nineteen percent. Therefore Buffet must pay Debbie Bosanke a salary above two hundred thousand.
There's another factor - Bosanek has worked for Buffett for 19 years. How many shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock and stock options does she have? She's almost certainly a multi-millionaire.
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