cptrelentless wrote:Bono is a tax dodger and notice he never spends his own cash when he's flinging money at dictators.

. On the one hand, as part of his high-profile work with various agencies, Bono has called on countries like Ireland to do more in terms of foreign aid and debt forgiveness.

On the other hand, Bono is one of the directors of a company which has taken a completely legal and above-board tax planning decision to move part of their business elsewhere to avail of a lower tax rate. While this deprives the Irish exchequer of revenue, the move is not, it must be stressed, illegal.

Morally, it may be seen as many as wrong and indefensible, but tax consultants and bean-counters would not agree. It’s simply tax-efficient planning which thousands of companies and individuals engage in.

Problem is the vast majority of these companies and individuals are not also calling for government to do more to help developing nations and thus leaving themselves open to the charges of pot, kettle and black.

cptrelentless wrote: notice he never spends his own cash when he's flinging money at dictators.

Yes, The picture is of Rory Gallagher. Never really cared for Bono singing. Rory had so much more going for him and a great bluesy voice.

rozzieoz wrote:

cptrelentless wrote: notice he never spends his own cash when he's flinging money at dictators.

You know this for sure?

Rutiger wrote:I don't criticize his activism. His celebrity brings a lot of media attention to his causes and he is trying to use that fact to the advantage of his agenda. And as far as I can tell, his chosen causes are worthy of support.