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Old 08-17-2009, 02:38 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lateralus View Post
One example I can think of is the fact that he moved U2's publishing company from Ireland to the Netherlands to avoid tax, shortly after claiming that Irish taxes should be increased so that more of it could be donated to charity.
Apart from the fact that Bono is by no means SOLELY responsible for the actions of his publishing company, it's not bad at all when you really think about it. I mean, do you expect him to want to pay more taxes when he had the opportunity to not do so? Of course not, nobody would. Truth is, that doesn't make his proposition any less valid. Whether U2's publishing company pays taxes to Ireland or not, more poor people are going to be helped if Bono's idea goes through. That's what matters. You're just sour because he's obnoxious.
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