Comments on: tax avoidance by rich people and military spending make me very angry http://minktoast.net/2008/05/20/tax-avoidance-by-rich-people-and-military-spending-make-me-very-angry/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:41:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jean http://minktoast.net/2008/05/20/tax-avoidance-by-rich-people-and-military-spending-make-me-very-angry/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Jean Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:43:02 +0000 http://minktoast.net/?p=135#comment-365 <p>Don't forget that rich people also contribute to the economy. Obviously, like everyone rich or poor, they pay as little tax as legally possible and I agree that they can afford to employ accountants to find the loopholes, but they do still pay taxes. Please note I am not talking about people who avoid tax ILLEGALLY.</p> <p>Also, I would say that 31bn is not a "drop in the ocean" compared to 51.5bn (see above for context). It's over half.</p> <p>I also think that you will find that many "rich" people contribute huge amounts to charities - this is of course tax deductible but they are contributing to something which, in their eyes at least, is worthwhile. I worked for a charitable organisation once and nearly all our money came from so-called rich people.</p> <p>But I do think, perhaps, you should write about the London Olympics. Now THERE's a subject about misuse of money!</p> Don’t forget that rich people also contribute to the economy. Obviously, like everyone rich or poor, they pay as little tax as legally possible and I agree that they can afford to employ accountants to find the loopholes, but they do still pay taxes. Please note I am not talking about people who avoid tax ILLEGALLY.

Also, I would say that 31bn is not a “drop in the ocean” compared to 51.5bn (see above for context). It’s over half.

I also think that you will find that many “rich” people contribute huge amounts to charities - this is of course tax deductible but they are contributing to something which, in their eyes at least, is worthwhile. I worked for a charitable organisation once and nearly all our money came from so-called rich people.

But I do think, perhaps, you should write about the London Olympics. Now THERE’s a subject about misuse of money!

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