Originally Posted by mikeyddddd

"I think that the US has followed and is following policies which will cause the US dollar to weaken over a long period of time," he said.

"They say in the stock market ... buy stock in a business that's so good that an idiot can run it because sooner or later one will," he added.

"Well, the United States is a little like that. We can take a little mis-management from time to time," Buffett said.