Call to boycott U2's new albumn and remove their Passports

[Elvis Parsley]

how original.

Thanks, I try to be

[COMMIE]

We just fed up of listening to his sanctimonious crap about how the Irish goverment should pay more to help the poor of the world. While he avoids paying that same tax to help those he bleats on about.

[atlantic]

Well its the government that create these loopholes,not Bono or joe public.He is right to keep as much of his wealth.if the law says he can.The government are great at stiring up envy and hate,side tracking people from the real issues.
The government have proved again and again that they do not know how to use people's money productively.They spend it like there is no tomorrow.Yes banks are to blame ,but also government who regulated these banks,Government who allowed the ECB to lower interest rates below inflation.Did bono,the tailor,the grocer, spend 12 billion to much and put the Irish people and it's future generations in debt .No it was a bunch of economic chimps in government and cheered on by another bunch in opposition.

thats the attitude that has us in the mess we are in. legal loopholes to be used at every opportunity to enrich oneself at the expense of the many. I seem to remember Seanie Fitz telling us to tax childrens allowance-another hypocrite.

[OldernWiser]

We're quite happy to encourage foreign investment (IFSC, Intel, Dell) here on the basis of a low corp tax rate, but when some of our own corp entities avail of the same elsewhere its 'wrong'... what a load of hypocracy..... and same voices are probably touting a Lisbon 'Yes'... for a free-market Europe!!! Fair play to them I say - at least the tax they now pay in Holland won't be squandered like it would be here

[shmuck]

I'm afraid I do, unlike Bono. I am a PAYE worker. i don't get your point explain please?

well maybe you should have tried to be a song writer than so....twas your choice to be a PAYE worker just as it is any blackmarket non tax paying persons of which there are plenty.

[shmuck]

We just fed up of listening to his sanctimonious crap about how the Irish goverment should pay more to help the poor of the world. While he avoids paying that same tax to help those he bleats on about.

my advice...don't listen to him.your choice.

[joel]

well maybe you should have tried to be a song writer than so....twas your choice to be a PAYE worker just as it is any blackmarket non tax paying persons of which there are plenty.

The Irish were shmucks to allow the likes of him to get away with paying nothing for too long. That is the thanks they get.

Cut out all this tax dodging by the capitalist class.

[shmuck]

The Irish were shmucks to allow the likes of him to get away with paying nothing for too long. That is the thanks they get.

Cut out all this tax dodging by the capitalist class.

Tax is the biggest tool the capitalists have.

[iartaoiseach]

well maybe you should have tried to be a song writer than so....twas your choice to be a PAYE worker just as it is any blackmarket non tax paying persons of which there are plenty.

I'm begining to wonder why I am bothering but anyway.
Unfortunately I don't have the talent for songwriting so thats that. as for the PAYE thing - Choice is I suppose a way to describe it - need to earn money to live is another.
I'm not denying that tax dodgers exist if thats what you thought just that the wealthy ones seem to get away with more. I was attempting to have a reasonable discussion but obviously sarky comments are your forte and thats fair enough- maybe a career in comedy awaits you- good luck with that.

[COMMIE]

Tax is the biggest tool the capitalists have.

I can think of a bigger tool Cowan and Bertie plus co