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Buffettville.(Letter to the Editor)

National Review

| November 08, 2004 | Carney, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I was very impressed with John Berlau's incisive analysis of Warren Buffett's support of the estate tax ("Buffetted," Aug. 23). When someone as rich as Buffett espouses what seems to be so "unselfish" a view it immediately arouses suspicion. I am part of the insurance industry, which feeds heavily off the estate tax, and I agree with the experts cited that all of the professional activity and costs associated with estate-tax planning are wasteful and counterproductive. The insurance is ...

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