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In an Aug. 14 New York Times Op-Ed column that made corporate execs and other members of the super rich cringe, Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the U.S., urged Congress to stop coddling the super rich and raise tax rates on Americans with incomes of $1 million or more.

During the 73rd Annual Convention this year in Las Vegas, NV Civil Rights and Equity and Women?s committee members held discussions with a number of delegate visitors including CWA District 4 Vice President Seth Rosen and his assistant Linda Hinton as well as District 7 Vice President Mary Taylor, At Large Diversity Board Members Nestor Soto and Madelyn Elder.

Patti Sexton - Verizon is not Wisconsin. It is not broke. Verizon's blatant attempt at union busting must be stopped.

Thomas Guariano - I know plenty of Verizon workers who are faced with this loss of a paycheck and these are hard-working, decent family men with wives and children counting on them each.

Susan Dulong: Retired Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg annually received $18 million in compensation - yes, that's annually - and he is not alone. Most CEOs take these kinds of salaries/benefits out of their companies. Is it any wonder that there is a recession?