Note how he starts with an economic argument, and ends with a moral one. Note how he also ignores the fact that you can’t make money out of tax collection, either.
Warren
Murphy has redefined “tax avoidance” in his own mind – it now exclusively means “aggressive tax avoidance using measures in ways that were not intended by those who wrote them”
Like adding the word “evil” in front of “capitalists” – once it’s been done long enough for people to hear the first word every time they hear the second, you can drop the first word.
Umbongo
Tim
As a matter of interest has the BBC Today programme approached you for interview in respect of tax avoidance in general or Starbucks in particular? Already this week the Murphmeister and Prem Sikka have been given more or less untrammelled access to the airwaves.
Tim adds: Today? No. I was on Sky with Margaret Hodge on Monday. But not Today, no.
Their gaff, their rules…like it or lump it, their property…
…still bastards though…
SimonF
Even if avoidance was cheating, which it isn’t, it would be cheating the rest of the country, not the Government. The Government is out agent and not the other way round.
John K
I wonder if Murphy realises whether the “success” he’s had is the biggest money spinner for the Big 4 tax practices in living memory. Off to order the new car this weekend.
Arnald
I don’t think any of you would believe what you have said if it were said by anyone else.
It’s complete nonsense.
Try harder. You sound like total wankers.
oh…
yeah Worstall is one. He relies on old school ties. They know..
diogenes
wow…note the initial premise is that we owe money to the government.
As usual, arse about face. Government asks us for money.
Does the WGCE have any leetle grey cells?
diogenes
Arnald…those burgers are burning…get the tool out.
Note how he starts with an economic argument, and ends with a moral one. Note how he also ignores the fact that you can’t make money out of tax collection, either.
Murphy has redefined “tax avoidance” in his own mind – it now exclusively means “aggressive tax avoidance using measures in ways that were not intended by those who wrote them”
Like adding the word “evil” in front of “capitalists” – once it’s been done long enough for people to hear the first word every time they hear the second, you can drop the first word.
Tim
As a matter of interest has the BBC Today programme approached you for interview in respect of tax avoidance in general or Starbucks in particular? Already this week the Murphmeister and Prem Sikka have been given more or less untrammelled access to the airwaves.
Tim adds: Today? No. I was on Sky with Margaret Hodge on Monday. But not Today, no.
I was on Sky with Margaret Hodge on Monday.
Anywhere non-Sky subscribers can see that?
Tim adds: Don’t think so. Even I’ve not actually seen it.
Eventually it will appear here…
http://go.sky.com/vod/content/SKYNEWS/Browse_by_Channel/Sky_News/Browse_Sky_News/Sky_News/content/seriesId/297304bfe8b75310VgnVCM1000000b43150a________/content/default/promoPage.do
from the previous comments… You have to log in to sky. Bastards.
You have to log in to sky. Bastards.
Their gaff, their rules…like it or lump it, their property…
…still bastards though…
Even if avoidance was cheating, which it isn’t, it would be cheating the rest of the country, not the Government. The Government is out agent and not the other way round.
I wonder if Murphy realises whether the “success” he’s had is the biggest money spinner for the Big 4 tax practices in living memory. Off to order the new car this weekend.
I don’t think any of you would believe what you have said if it were said by anyone else.
It’s complete nonsense.
Try harder. You sound like total wankers.
oh…
yeah Worstall is one. He relies on old school ties. They know..
wow…note the initial premise is that we owe money to the government.
As usual, arse about face. Government asks us for money.
Does the WGCE have any leetle grey cells?
Arnald…those burgers are burning…get the tool out.