How are President Obama and Warren Buffett alike?

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The answer is they both pay a lower tax rate then their secretaries. http://news.yahoo.com/obama-paid-20-5-pct-tax-rate-2011-145921502.html Now both men pay many more dollars in taxes than their secretaries so what should be concerned with the percent they pay or the amount they pay? It is like going to the store and buying a product (Jacket for $100) on sale because it is 50% off sale or going to a store that sells it for $45 regular price. In the article it states that President Obama paid 20.5% of his income or about $162,000, while Gov. Romney only paid about 15.4% of his $20,900,000 income or $3,200,000 in taxes. You are the government and could choose only one tax bill to collect which one would it be. Both men should be paying 35% according to the IRS tax rate guide, so both men are taking advantage of the different tax deductions and how income is declared. A point to note that under President Reagan's tax cuts he was blamed for creating more millionaires because more people were reporting income of $1,000,000 (he eliminated several questionable deductions and rules that allowed such things as buying a building and depreciating it out and then selling it and the next person could depreciate it out then sell it back to you) or more and he collected more revenue even though the tax rates were lower.