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Stargroves
Nope.
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Green Lady
Keith's tax return - now there is something nobody can understand! I bet there's a lot of fast footwork going on there.
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mitchflorida
Quite an interesting article, thanks. Bono is the consummate hypocrite, of course.
And Mick and Keith always were mainly into money , as opposed to creating new and fresh music over the last 25 years.
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mitchflorida
Bono doesn't pay his rightful taxes to the UK and then demands that the UK government make huge contributions to the Third World.
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mtaylor
But then don't complain about government not paying money to non-developed countries if you yourself doesn't want to contribute to the countries tax income. For governent to pay money to non-developed countries everybody need to contribute.
It's like Prince Charles coming to the Chlima Conferece in a private jetplane to tell us what to do to save on energy comsumption.
Somehow doublemoral.
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Gazza
Theoretically, if African relief happens to be your 'pet cause', then instead of maybe only a few thousand dollars of your own tax going to address that issue, you can control it so that in excess of $15 million of it is going there. Simple.
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Gazza
NO ONE is obliged to tell anyone what they do with their own money. Please dont take this the wrong way, but maybe where you come from its seen as a good thing to openly brag about what amount you donate to good causes but over here it most certainly is NOT. Its seen as much more respectable to do it quietly and not make a fuss about it. Trust me, in Ireland and in the UK, making public self-congratulatory statements about how much you give to charity doesn't tend to be seen as anything more than shameless and tacky self-promotion.
I DO agree that by not making some kind of 'declaration' he's leaving himself open for criticism - and I'd imagine he's well aware of that when he shoots his mouth off - but in all seriousness a private citizen's income doesnt have to be a matter of public record and its a bit ridiculous to expect someone to list all his income and expenditure and donations just to satisfy some people who think he's trousering all the money he's avoiding paying in income tax.
Like I said, its for his own conscience. Personally, I've more of an issue with the fact that an act can amass so much money by (legally) avoiding paying almost all of the taxes they'd normally be expected to incur, yet STILL persist in charging their fans through the nose for the privilege of watching them perform. U2 arent exactly a cheap night out (although they do have a sizeable percentage of low priced tickets which is fair enough) and the Stones are even worse in this regard.
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kater-v
I thought, Keith just lives in US, as resident alien, and still is UK subject - but read somewhere he is US cityzen. Is it true?
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kater-v
I thought, Keith just lives in US, as resident alien, and still is UK subject - but read somewhere he is US cityzen. Is it true?
The term subject (in the British context) means he is a subject of the Queen. I doubt very much the Keith sees himself as a subject of the Queen (despite the fact that he sang at her Coronation). Keith is genuine. Unlike that snivelling toad John Lydon.
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mitchflorida
Quite an interesting article, thanks. Bono is the consummate hypocrite, of course.
And Mick and Keith always were mainly into money , as opposed to creating new and fresh music over the last 25 years.
Only if he's keeping all the money he diverts for himself. You and I simply dont know what he does with his money, nor should he be obliged to tell us.
I've no problem with anyone doing what they legally can to minimise the amount of tax they pay if the opportunity is there for them to do so. What they USE that loophole for is for their own conscience. I think all of us would like to be in control of the eventual destiny of what we're paying tax on.
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with sssoul
>> Keith has often said he sang at the Queen's coronation, but is there any truth to this? <<
other people often claim that Keith sang at the Coronation, but the one time i've heard Keith seem to confirm that
was at a press conference, where he was answering "yes" before the journalist finished the question. he just wasn't listening.
he did sing for the Queen, and at Westminster Abbey, but the Coronation wasn't the occasion.
as you note Keith was only 9 at the time, and his choir days began when he was 11.