The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which senior analyst Anand Chokkavelu, CFA, discusses topics across the investing world.

Warren Buffett has inserted himself into the national discussion on how we should tax the rich. New Jersey governor Chris Christie is tired of it and thinks Buffett "should just write a check [to the U.S. Treasury] and shut up." Anand weighs in on Christie's statement.

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