Jimmy Carr: 'I've made a terrible error of judgement'

[DodgyAgent]

So far everyone reporting on this topic has stated that what Mr Carr is doing is not illegal so what is the problem? Personally I run as many receipts through my company as possible to help reduce my tax liability and not all of them are for company use but it is the done thing. That actually makes me more of a tax offender than Mr Carr I guess?


Good luck to Mr Carr is what I think, it's his choice and perfectly legal so why do some people seem to have a problem with it?

You have completely missed the point. Most people on here are not rabid supporters of "tax and squander" whereas Mr carr is a champion of leftie "tax and squander" causes. he has made fun of/sneered at Barclays for tax avoidance. Its the hypocrisy that people are objecting to.

[doodab]

If you believe that tax is better spent paying people not to work than it is on employing people to design, manufacture and sell "tat" (which I presume includes Ipads washing machines, srewdrivers, loo rolls and food) then yes you are right.

I was thinking more of Garden Gnomes for some reason. Probably because I was replying to one of your posts. I do wonder why you think that money is better spent on Garden Gnomes than schools & hospitals. Do you like Gnomes?

My point is really that your argument is hopelessly naive. Government may not spend the money the way you like but I don't think it's correct to assume as you do that it would be spent more wisely by private citizens, most of whom are easily bamboozled and ripped off.

[BenDover]

More to the point, how did his name come out? Surely 'Peak Performance' would not have released his name nor would I have thought Mr Carr would have openly admitted to being part of such a scheme.

[SimonMac]

Can't I opt out and stay here?

I have private medical and dental.
Private pension which means I won't get a state one.
Not claiming any benefits and never will.

What do I get for my 2 grand a month tax and NI.
I pay through the nose in taxes for everything I buy or do?

What about the police, fire, bins, education, the roads you use etc etc, its not that simple I'm afraid.

[The_Equalizer]

Can't I opt out and stay here?

I have private medical and dental.
Private pension which means I won't get a state one.
Not claiming any benefits and never will.

What do I get for my 2 grand a month tax and NI.
I pay through the nose in taxes for everything I buy or do?

You've forgotten about the police.

[SimonMac]

You've forgotten about the police.

**** tha Police!

[DodgyAgent]

I was thinking more of Garden Gnomes for some reason. Probably because I was replying to one of your posts.

Not everyone is as sensible as you are about how they spend their money. I think that you should be the judge of what people buy. If there is anything you do not approve of then it can be defined as "tat". We can then stop people buying it (and presumably you will be the one that tells the factories that they can no longer manufacture "products you don't approve of"). You can then take the money off them to pay the workers in the factory (who have been laid off) to sit at home and do nothing.

[DodgyAgent]

**** tha Police!

As in "careless whisper" by George Michael

[Diver]

You've forgotten about the police.

I pay Council Tax a significant portion of which funds the police

[doodab]

What do I get for my 2 grand a month tax and NI.

You get to stay out of prison. Why don't you **** off to Somalia if you don't like it?