Bill Nighy

[Jog On]

Why don't they charge a 'supertax' on actors/musicians, sports poeple and celebrities who earn over a certain amount?

Say £0.05 in every £1000 they earn? Surely they won't miss it and they'd love to be seen as doing their bit as well?

[Mich the Tester]

Why don't they charge a 'supertax' on actors/musicians, sports poeple and celebrities who earn over a certain amount?

Say £0.05 in every £1000 they earn? Surely they won't miss it and they'd love to be seen as doing their bit as well?

No. I find it a little bit hypocritical for any of us to dream up taxes for other people to pay.

[AtW]

concentrate on the Phillip Greens of this country. Biggest corporate dividend in history, paid to the wife, Monaco resident, nil tax.

You make it sound like he is employee in disguise who uses artificial company to pay himself dividends in order to avoid NI

He took over failing company and made it successful - this saved lots of jobs that pay tax via PAYE, he himself can run it from Monaco and the fact that he trusts his wife with so much money means that she must be loving him for more than money.

[Jog On]

No. I find it a little bit hypocritical for any of us to dream up taxes for other people to pay.

What's good for the goose...

[Mich the Tester]

What's good for the goose...

...is to be stuffed full of oats so I can eat more foie gras.

[Jog On]

I had another idea of how the financial industry could help solve some of the world’s problems. Instead of paying extra tax to the government they open a fund for each charity and invest/trade that money for the charity. This way instead of just paying money to the charities they are using their skillset for a good cause by creating a source of revenue that grows and compounds.

It would have to bypass the tax man and go straight to said charity of course…

[Pondlife]

I'd like to see a new Bono Tax.

It's a special tax that everyone would have to pay if they were Bono.

[doodab]

Why don't they charge a 'supertax' on actors/musicians, sports poeple and celebrities who earn over a certain amount?

Say £0.05 in every £1000 they earn? Surely they won't miss it and they'd love to be seen as doing their bit as well?

You mean as opposed to £500 in every £1000 they earn?

[doodab]

I had another idea of how the financial industry could help solve some of the world’s problems. Instead of paying extra tax to the government they open a fund for each charity and invest/trade that money for the charity. This way instead of just paying money to the charities they are using their skillset for a good cause by creating a source of revenue that grows and compounds.

It would have to bypass the tax man and go straight to said charity of course…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chi...und_Foundation

[Doggy Styles]

I'd like to see a new Bono Tax.

It's a special tax that everyone would have to pay if they were Bono.

Bono is a prize c , isn't he.