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Stop Coddling the Super-RichBy WARREN E. BUFFETTNY TimesPublished: August 14, 2011OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn…See More

N.M.’s Bond Rating in JeopardyMoody’s warned Tuesday it would likely cut its rating on New Mexico’s general obligation bonds a notch from its highest grade in the event that it downgrades its rating on federal government debt.Moody’s said it is concerned that federal debt problems will hit New Mexico harder than some other states because of the large number of federal employees in New Mexico, the state’s reliance on federal Medicaid dollars and the importance of federal procurement contracts to…See More