U2 by U2

cabla

Lads and lassies get down to Easons NOW...U2's "U2 by U2" hardback book is now only 6.99 euro...reduced from 38 euro...what a deal..

Was in Easons on O'Connell St. yesterday, went in to buy a couple of sweets for the pictures and I was walking out and spotted this..I couldn't believe it. I asked at the cashier and it was all clear..she said everyone was asking was it only 7 quid.

HURRY THOUGH...WHILE STOCKS LAST

kmurph

Same price down here in Wexford in the local bookshops for the past couple of weeks. Absolute bargin.

jpfahy

QUOTE: "The rock band U2 came under criticism yesterday after reports that it has moved a portion of its multi-million-pound business empire out of Ireland for tax reasons.

The band, fronted by Bono, the anti-poverty campaigner, has reportedly transferred some of its publishing company to Holland." END QUOTE

I wouldn't give a cent for that book, no more than i would buy their records again or anything from Denis O'Brien or others that we made rich and who then went abroad for tax reasons. What hypocrites.

cabla

Well jpfahy...they are musicians....they dont pay tax on the musical end...they only pay tax on merchandise etc...

Also you have a very ignorant view on this..
no1) would you not move??
no2)We did not make u2 rich, they made themselves rich and so did the whole world
no3) There good guys..and Bono, although slightly full of himself, gives money to charity. Some of the extra money may go to the 3rd world.
no4) This country is rich, we dont need there tax.
no5) maybe its the Irish gov. you should be critisising, maybe theyd stay if there were lower taxes

jpfahy

U2s money, earned tax free from record and concert sales over the years, has been carefully invested in stocks,shares, property, companies etc. These assets have a tax liability and U2 have moved overseas to limit exposure to tax.
This will deny the Irish citizen their due share of these earnings. This is disgraceful behaviour on U2s part but particularly shameful by Bono who has advertised himself as a messiah for the underpriveliged and the third world. He is in fact as much a globalist moneygrabbing businessman as George Bush and his cronies are. Bono could never hope to spend all the money he has if he lived to be 150. Why he had to jettison his integrity for a few dollars more is a mystery to me but they say that wealth is addictive. I cannot listen to his music now without thinking what a shallow person he really is, so I don't.
And by the way, donations to charity are tax deductible.
This country isn't as rich as we all think it is as we are soon to find out I think
I certainly wouldn't do what he did.

Wishbone Ash

jpfahy - If you feel so strongly about it, why are you responding to this thread. You are giving then extra advertising and therefore undermining your objective.

Back on topic: Yes, I spotted it today in Easons, - great bargain alright even for those with a passing interest in the band.

ALS

Better still Easons are running a buy 2 get one free promo and U2 by U2 is included which works out at about €4:70 each, what a bargain !!!!!!:)

whatsupdoc?

U2s money, earned tax free from record and concert sales over the years, has been carefully invested in stocks,shares, property, companies etc. These assets have a tax liability and U2 have moved overseas to limit exposure to tax

Isn't this what most companies try to do?
It's called limiting your tax liabilites and that's why accountants get paid so much.
How would the economy here have done over the years if it wasn't for the IFSC with all the overseas banks etc coming in here to "avoid" paying taxes
in their own countries.
Ordinary punters would do it as well if we could.

The book is a bargain and that's all the OP was trying to say.

Rozbeef

jpfahy wrote:

QUOTE: "The rock band U2 came under criticism yesterday after reports that it has moved a portion of its multi-million-pound business empire out of Ireland for tax reasons.

The band, fronted by Bono, the anti-poverty campaigner, has reportedly transferred some of its publishing company to Holland." END QUOTE

I wouldn't give a cent for that book, no more than i would buy their records again or anything from Denis O'Brien or others that we made rich and who then went abroad for tax reasons. What hypocrites.

i think you need to lighten up.