i have nothing against feeding the poor or making the world aware of the needy. but when a man worth 600 million moves his finances to the netherlands to avoid paying taxes then wants to raise everyone else's taxes to serve his cause, then has the nerve to wag his finger at regular joes for not contributing enough. how is that not hypocritical? like most rich liberals, he dances to the tune of "redistribution of wealth" until the collector comes knocking on his door. now before anyone says he wants to avoid taxes to feed the hungry, i say BULL. i'll believe that when his bank account looks like mine.
no i'm not envious of him. i don't want his money. he earned it, it's his. i just don't like the idea of an extremely wealthy person trying to FORCE people to contribute to his cause via taxes.
2006-11-06 22:33:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
imagine the wealthiest person on the block witnessing a dog being hit by a car and needs medical attention. he then bursts into everyone's home and grabs their wallets and takes their money to pay for the dog's vet bills. sound unfair?? well that's exactly what bono wants to do.
2006-11-06 22:36:15 · update #1
Excellent analogy at the end of your statement. I find it interesting at those who support Bono and his efforts sound like they don't have two pennies to rub together. (BTW - Bono looks like he could stand a bath)
2006-11-06 22:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by Bullwinkle Moose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, there's nothing wrong with making yourself and your family happy in your home life. Bono's worked hard for the money he's made, and it's up to him how he uses it. If he took his entire fortune, down to the last penny, and put it into Africa... it would be merely a drop in the bucket to what is needed. I'm sure he *does* donate some of his income to the One cause... and it's his own business how much that is.
In addition, he's gotten off his duff and DONE something, which is much more than 99% of the world's population can say. I admire him for taking a stance on something that will help people, and devoting time and energy to it (time that he could spend in his work, with his family, or just jetting around). He took a look at his fame, and the clout that fame (right or wrong) gives a person, and said "I want to use it to help with something good." How many celebrities can you say that about? The ones that *really* dig in on it, not the ones who show up at a charity dinner occasionally to "improve their image"? Very few.
So no, I don't hold it against him that he's using the money he earned to live the kind of lifestyle he has, whatever it is. After all, most people go into his profession *hoping* to become rich, just as baseball players do, movie actors do, etc. If you are lucky, and you put in the hard work, some of you make it. We have *no* idea how many weeks he's had to spend away from his family, or when they were working up the ladder, how many fleabag hotels, missed meals, 23hr. days, etc. he and the others had to put in. The fact that he's one of the few who WILL give, and care about other people, is what's important.
As for the "Bono forcing taxes" bit, what's your source on that? And when did he get elected to a position where he could "force" taxes on anyone? This sounds an awful lot like a "fifth hand" story to me.
2006-11-09 04:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't stand the man. He comes over here to America and criticizes the way we do things. He has no right. He needs to get his nose and mind his own business. He makes allot of money. I think he should just handle that problem on his own.
As far as AIDS in Africa like he is promoting, the reason they can't do much there, you have to take your medicine on a schedule, and most of the poor, uneducated blacks don't even have a watch much less know how to tell time!
2006-11-07 06:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typical rock star behavior if you ask me. There have been many wealthy American televangelists who would hound the faithful to give more to 'help the needy' while they themselves lived in the lap of luxury and even skimmed money off the top of the offering plate.
2006-11-07 06:59:31 · answer #4 · answered by St. Toad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Touche! He wants to feed the poor and I can only imagine the typical restaurants he frequents.
2006-11-07 06:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by spackler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a number of lying liberal hypocrites you could add to your list like George Soros, Barbra Streisand and their ilk. Limousine Liberals all suck.
2006-11-07 06:38:48 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he uses those suppose to be tax to help the poor nation. You might be right you might be wrong but at least he's something good.
2006-11-07 06:41:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! And I hate his Music too! He can't sing worth a Damn. Hes voice is almost as bad as Sting's and Phill Collins!
2006-11-07 06:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spot on Buddy! I'm sick of "celebrities" trying to tell me how to spend my last $2, when I haven't paid my gas bill. Meanwhile they spend millions of dollars on superficial crap!
2006-11-07 06:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey, someone who actually sees past the smoke. cool!
cryllie
ps who's bono?
2006-11-07 06:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by cryllie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋