I agree that

if you say you're tackling tax avoidance whilst yourself benefitting from it, then that's a problem. But, leaving that aside, why is it unethical to avoid tax (legally) but apparently ethical not to arrange your affairs in order to pay the maximum of tax? Many people where they are able to do so pay as little tax as possible - whether through use of pensions/savings schemes/working through a company rather than being self-employed/whatever, but without attracting the criticism reserved for richer people who do the same thing on a more sophisticated level. That is hypocrisy too.

Posted By: paulg on April 8th 2016 at 10:25:45

Message Thread

What's everyone think about DavCam benefiting from a tax haven (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 8, 00:52:42
- As long as he has done nothing illegal (which I very much doubt) (General Chat) - Highlander, Apr 8, 12:52:55
  - Apart from the dead pig business (General Chat) - avenging canary, Apr 8, 15:16:58
- He's a politician!!..it's what they do........ (General Chat) - yellowman, Apr 8, 10:23:18
- All in it together. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 8, 10:19:50
  - Yep, he's struggling with all these cuts like the rest of us, poor bloke😉😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 8, 10:26:19
  - Very much to the muchness of this. (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Apr 8, 10:23:55
- Don't care tbh. Don't think there's a better politician to run the country at this time (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Apr 8, 10:00:07
  - Goodness me! (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Apr 8, 10:15:33
    - Worrying, intut (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 8, 11:48:57
- So, which of us (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 09:52:50
  - There is a difference between what is legal and what is ethical. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Apr 8, 10:14:05
    - I agree that (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 10:25:45
- The really galling thing is his attitude. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Apr 8, 09:33:07
  - Not to mention his inheritance when his mother passes. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Apr 8, 09:42:17
- He will have paid tax on dividends received through the fund (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 8, 09:15:54
  - Re Starbucks though the reason that is tolerated is because (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 8, 09:22:59
    - Yes you are sort of correct. They also employ a lot of people (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 8, 09:25:01
      - They don't employ the disabled and most vulnerable though. Or tend not to anyway (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 8, 11:54:24
- He's a fucking cunt who needs sorting. They all are. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 8, 07:42:55
  - If they ever got out of power, anyone that voted for them should be made to donate ?5 to (General Chat) - pants, Apr 8, 07:59:13
  - I prescribe a thousand lashes. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 8, 07:47:14
    - I'd make Don Logan PM for ten years and let him get on with it (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 8, 07:49:25
      - Haha, i played cricket with a Don Logan, and they had the top lip and way of speaking. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 8, 07:51:45
- Not surprised in the least but I very much doubt this is just a tory problem. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Apr 8, 07:03:03
- His varying statements to try and squirm out of it are ridiculous, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Apr 8, 04:35:29
  - The laws aren't designed to screw the poor they just don't (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 8, 09:02:19
    - I remember when Mylene class ranted on TV at Miliband about the 'mansion' tax (General Chat) - mr carra, Apr 8, 09:07:03
      - It's not really a good idea though is it. In London, a lot of the houses (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 8, 09:10:48
        
        depends how you band it really - it should take into account regional differences (General Chat) - mr carra, Apr 8, 09:13:52
        
        But why should you pay more tax because you have a valuable house? (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 8, 09:18:01
        
        That's if it's set at ?1m as was originally proposed (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 8, 09:11:09
  - And another (General Chat) - Mr Crowley, Apr 8, 08:09:50
  - From The Guardian (General Chat) - Mr Crowley, Apr 8, 08:09:11
- If his benefits cuts for the most vulnerable had come into effect as planned (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 8, 01:55:12
- Ok. Here goes... (General Chat) - avenging canary, Apr 8, 01:22:08
- It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it.... (General Chat) - woody, Apr 8, 00:59:16

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