"I don't believe in riches, but you should see..."

[Judge Smails]

<p><strong><font size="2">&quot;...where my tax shelter lives.&quot;</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aef6sR60oDgM" target="_self"><font size="1"><strong>Bono is a liberal hypocrite</strong></font></a></p><p>Bono, the rock star and campaigner against Third World debt, is asking the Irish government to contribute more to Africa. At the same time, he's reducing tax payments that could help fund that aid.</p><p>After Ireland said it would scrap a break that lets musicians and artists avoid paying taxes on royalties, Bono and his U2 bandmates earlier this year moved their music publishing company to the Netherlands. The Dublin group, which Forbes estimates earned $110 million in 2005, will pay about 5 percent tax on their royalties, less than half the Irish rate. </p><font size="2"><font size="2"><font size="2"><strong /></font><strong><p><font size="2"><strong /></font></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Hey Bono -Am I buggin' ya? I don't mean to bug ya. &nbsp;</strong></font></p></strong></font></font>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Judge Smails on 10-17-06 @ 3:26 PM</span>

[Doctor Z]

Why should anyone take political advice from a guy who spent the better part of two decades on coke?<p><p>My stance remains: Liberal or Conservative - If you're famous, I don't care about your out-of-touch opinion.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Doctor_Z on 10-17-06 @ 6:20 PM</span>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>gotta admit he moves in <strong>mysterious way</strong>s and is looking out for number <strong>one.</strong> he's defenitely no <strong>angel of</strong> africa or <strong>harlem</strong> for that matter and i consider him very <strong>bad</strong></p><p>but damn they've made some good tunes</p><p>can it be said that he is doing <strong>some</strong> good?</p>

[Don Stugots]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Doctor_Z</strong> wrote:<br />Why should anyone to take political advice from a guy who spent the better part of two decades on coke?<p>&nbsp;</p><p>My stance remains: Liberal or Conservative - If you're famous, I don't care about your out-of-touch opinion.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>i agree.&nbsp; i could care less what BoNo says and thinks.&nbsp; who does he think he is WYLD STALLIONS?&nbsp;</p>

[SinA]

<strong>Doctor_Z</strong> wrote:<br />Why should anyone to take political advice from a guy who spent the better part of two decades on coke? <p>&nbsp;</p><p>My stance remains: Liberal or Conservative - If you're famous, I don't care about your out-of-touch opinion. </p><p>it don't make you a bad person.</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>Business decision, pure and simple. If the Irish government is driving businesses away with their tax code, blame them, not Bono. </p><p>Everyone here takes advantage of every tax break they can get their hands on, and most of you I'm sure hire accountants to get every $ back you can. But Bono's not allowed? You get to tell Bono how to spend HIS money? Fucking hypocrisy, I say. I dont care how much he makes, its none of anybody else's business but his and his families.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>