Obama Meets with Bill Gates, Warren Buffet
President Obama met with billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in the Oval Office this morning, according to the White House.
The president invited the wealthy philanthropists to the White House to discuss the "Giving Pledge," an initiative they launched to encourage rich Americans to donate the majority of their wealth to good causes.
The group also discussed ways to grow the economy and keep America competitive, such as investments in education and investing in sectors with opportunity for growth.
Buffet, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has said the rich should pay more in taxes and that the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire for the wealthiest Americans. President Obama has endorsed a plan he cut with congressional Republicans to temporarily extend all of the tax cuts.
Today's meeting comes ahead of a meeting Mr. Obama will have tomorrow with about 20 CEOs, including Intel's Paul Otellini, Google's Eric Schmidt, Comcast's Brian Roberts and PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi.
