Buffett pledges 15% of income to boost US economy

Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, said he would donate 15%of his income to the government, provided that 10% of Congress agreed to do so as well. Speaking to Bloomberg, Buffett reportedly said: "If you can get a significant percentage of Congress to do that, I would do it," he said. "10% of Congress, sure. "It is not that contributions will amount to anything significant - but it draws attention to it [the issue]." Buffett, the 81-year-old chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, has long campaigned for the richest Americans to do more to boost the economy an...