Can you believe this man????
Bono, the rock star and campaigner against Third World debt, is asking governments around the world to contribute more tax dollars to relieve African countries’ debts. However, he's reducing his own tax payments that could help fund that aid.
A familiar paradox about celebrities is that their embrace of progressivism almost never includes an embrace of progressive taxation, i.e., the principle that the richer you get, the larger the percentage of your income you ought to pay in taxes.
Bono’s band, U2, has transferred the rights to its music catalogue and the rights to U2 merchandise to a tax-exempt company in the Netherlands. So, when Bono performs in New York, London or Sydney, where people actually pay tax, a significant portion of the box office and all the merchandise revenue goes tax free to the Netherlands’ company for licensing the music for the performance, the CDs and the T-shirts.
“Faith and begorrah! The trut’ is out!” said a surprised Bono when asked about his tax scam. “Dat’s nawful. Divil take de wanker who tol’ you! I’ll bate and mangle ‘im.”
“Like eh, I need da doh … for me privat’ jit ... ta git ta Afr’ca, ‘a course. We got ta git rid a tird whirl dit, so I got ta save me doh ta do t’at. Nah f*ck off!”
2007-03-24 02:19:17 · 7 answers · asked by holeeycow 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Is it really any surprise? If you look into the lives of a lot of liberal and leftist activists, they are hypocrites. Al Gore flies around in a private jet, and supposedly buys carbon credits from a company that he is part owner! Do you hear about this in the mainstream press? Of course not. John Edwards talks about the two Americas, while living in a 28,000 square foot complex in North Carolina. Rosie O'Donnell is one of the biggest hypocrites. No space here to detail it all, but don't fall for it. The media will never tell you about liberal hypocricy.
2007-03-24 06:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
HE IS JUST BEING SMARTER WITH HIS MONEY PERHAPS, why would it matter where he has his MONEY? He is a WORLD CITIZEN, cappish. If one has an option as to where to live or hold their "money" they may find it as to say to be "better for business".
IN the FUTURE perhaps the world will be more in TUNE with a COMMON POLICY and so perhaps your "disgruntlement" can totally go out the window... but first and FOREMOST I think you are MISSING the OBVIOUS POINT of a STARVING CHILD in a region, any region...
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2007-03-24 06:34:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You really shouldn't believe everything you read in the Enquirer. Sure, that really sounds like Bono.
2007-03-24 05:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
haha!
well, you have to HAVE money to make money and you have to HAVE money to give it away so I guess it all comes out in the wash!
if everyone just worried about taking care of their own neighbors/neighborhoods than we could all make a difference around the world!
2007-03-24 02:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by Wild Honey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you had a compelling argument (perhaps) until you included the obviously fake quotation from him.
the fact that you did that puts everything else you said into question.
2007-03-24 02:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you can really blame him. I think everyone would do the same thing given the opportunity.
2007-03-24 02:29:39 · answer #6 · answered by ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Bono is OK.
What are are YOU doing to to help?
2007-03-24 13:29:45 · answer #7 · answered by Toilet 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋