U2 rockers singing the blues over taxes (Hypocrite Bono is not paying his "fair share")

IHateTheMedia.com ^ | 03/03/09

[slomark]

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Irish demonstrators have had enough. They’re tired of U2 rocker Bono haranguing world leaders to increase taxes when the hypocritical Hibernian band won’t pay its fair share of taxes.

While the band staged an concert on the roof of BBC headquarters, a group of demonstrators staged a protest on the street below. They chastised the band for moving its business to the Netherlands to avoid increased Irish taxes.

The protesters’ placards read “Bono: pay your taxes” and “Bono: don’t be a banker” and the poetic “We’ll downl’d it 4 free and give the money to charity.”...

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[stylecouncilor]

Bonzo ping

[GeronL]

the left are always hypocrites

[KarlInOhio]

He doesn't pay his taxes? Can you say Secretary Bono?

[romanesq]

Not sure on the facts of the matter but I had the album yesterday. Second song is pretty darn good.

Now there have been two protest, one in Ireland and one in London. Don’t know what’s true but when do millionaire musicians maintain their homes in high tax nations?

If anyone knows about this, would be interested in hearing the facts.

[pnh102]

To be fair to Bono at least he dodged his taxes legally. :)

[texrepub76]

I'm pretty sure of the facts http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1525823/U2-move-their-assets-out-of-Ireland.html Hate to be a spoiler as you sound like a big U2 fan here but Bono is a charlatan of the highest order. His little (RED) agenda he pushes on everyone - yeah none of his money actually goes to the organization either.

[jiggyboy]

Here’s an earlier and more detailed article from the London Times. More mealy-mouthed and evasive than anybody in Obama’s cabinet, so incoherent that I still think the Times must have written it down wrong.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196554/posts

[thefactor]

secretary of wearing sunglasses inside?

[dfwgator]

“Imagine there’s no taxes....”

[romanesq]

Thanks I saw that article yesterday. There’s no light (yet) on this. I’m trying to understand what it means to move “the business” out of Ireland.

Apparently some of the Irish already have drawn a conclusion.

[romanesq]

I’m a fan of music and they are pretty much the last of the big name brand rock bands. So don’t worry, you didn’t spoil anything. My friend got an advance copy of the album to me. Out of curiousity, I’m. But it’s not religious.

Really, can anyone be as bad as the Bidens. What did he give like a couple of hundred bucks with hundreds of thousands in income?

Thanks for the link.

[WOBBLY BOB]

lol...