Duty Free

[shaunbhoy]

It is not illegal, but it is certainly not morally justifiable.

In your opinion maybe, which is just about as humble as it gets.
Structuring one's affairs to minimise one's susceptibility to punitive taxation is, morally, one of the most justifiable things it is possible to do.
The more money you have, the more elaborate your methods may become, but that does not make them any less valid, nor any less justified.
Now have another pot noodle and try to chillax!

[AtW]

Structuring one's affairs to minimise one's susceptibility to punitive taxation is, morally, one of the most justifiable things it is possible to do.

No it isn't: let's be clear here - tax avoidance can be profitable in terms of money saved, however don't try to get both high moral standing, if you had that indeed you'd give away saved from tax money to charity - THEN I'd believe your moral standing.

[shaunbhoy]

No it isn't: let's be clear here - tax avoidance can be profitable in terms of money saved, however don't try to get both high moral standing, if you had that indeed you'd give away saved from tax money to charity - THEN I'd believe your moral standing.

What a load of cobblers. You have an over-developed guilt complex. Probably due to your Soviet upbringing.
I see no reason why I, or anyone else for that matter, need be expected to hand over any more of our hard-earned salaries to a succession of profligate self-serving Governments to squander, than we legally have to.
If it makes YOU feel guilty then I suggest you look a bit closer to home for the reasons why.
For me it equates to shopping around for goods. If you want to pay more for something than you have to, then that is fine. Just don't expect any sympathy if you start to harangue those who have got the same item elsewhere for considerably less.

[AtW]

Again, you are confusing legality and morality - legally you might be fine (until laws change), but morally you ain't fine - so don't try to get both things at the same time, morally it is wrong thing to claim... not that it ever stopped you!

[shaunbhoy]

Again, you are confusing legality and morality - legally you might be fine (until laws change), but morally you ain't fine - so don't try to get both things at the same time, morally it is wrong thing to claim... not that it ever stopped you!

I am not "claiming" anything, other than that I am under no moral obligation to overpay for certain services.
I suppose in "AtW-World", it is shameful to shop around for the best price for an item is it? One should simply just pay over the odds and be happy? As I said earlier, your views on morality have been skewed by too many years spent queuing for bread.

[AtW]

As I said earlier, your views on morality have been skewed by too many years spent queuing for bread.

I was in a longer queue today in a local supermarket

[shaunbhoy]

I was in a longer queue today in a local supermarket

Switch to Waitrose from Aldi then. You don't seem to mind how much you pay!

[AtW]

Switch to Waitrose from Aldi then. You don't seem to mind how much you pay!

I buy my Russian bread from local Waitrose - they got big queues also!

[shaunbhoy]

I buy my Russian bread from local Waitrose - they got big queues also!

And big windows...............they spot you a mile off!!

[AtW]

And big windows...............they spot you a mile off!!

It's ok, I get even with them by sometimes parking my car on their car park and then going to local pub without buying anything in their shop, not sure whether it is morally wrong though - maybe you could put my mind to rest?