Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on March 03, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
  • Warren Buffett and Vivek Ramaswamy differ in their political views but have some things in common.
  • They like bargains and holding companies, and worry about the impact of social issues on business.
  • The Republican upstart once said he wanted to build the "Berkshire Hathaway of drug development."

Warren Buffett and Vivek Ramaswamy are generations apart and hold vastly different political views, but they do have at least three things in common. Both men are bargain hunters with similar taste in corporate structures, and worry about the intersection of business and social issues, albeit for different reasons.