Should Gary Barlow return his OBE?

[easyrider]

Yep he's been pleading with us to give for Children in need and yet he's a tax dodger..I can't stand the man myself...Do you think he should return his OBE?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18535642

The time has come to be judged yourself gazza

 

[easyrider]

Don't care.

I think he should **** off our TV screens myself.

 

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Tax avoidance is not illegal..it is accounting. It is the Governments responsibility to ensure the robustness of the tax system.

Pretty much every self employed individual (and quite a few PAYE) avoids taxation to some degree, whether it is claiming for the extra PC or doing some cash in hand or bringing in tobacco and alcohol from abroad....I suspect that Gary Barlow has raised and/or donated significantly more than the OP to charities of varying descriptions so perhaps we should simply recognise what he has done rather than vilify for what he has not.

So has Elton John. But he pays his Tax.

Fact is...what your saying is....If I give to charity Its ok to avoid tax?

BS post

 

[easyrider]

As for that said,I couldn't really care about his Tax avoidance,He has so much money i ve never really understood why they avoid the tax...same with Wesley snipes...its not as if they're going to miss it.

Greed...then managed guilt by the odd charity gig. How does Barlow sleep at night.

 

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I would like to add that having an OBE or an MBE does not mean you're an upstanding member of the community anyway. In reality, you can be awarded one in return for very little contribution to society.

Thats all fine and dandy. But then don't go on TV preaching to the masses about how good you are...

Look at me I'm all wholesome....Makes me sick.

 

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He raises lots of money for charity.
He makes donations of his own.

Oh that's alright then...

Fact is its double standards. Sprinkled with hypocrisy.

 

[easyrider]

Nope, it's ok to avoid tax

BS

 

[easyrider]

You have done nothing wrong.

Just because something is legal doesn't make it right.

Elton John can pay his tax. So should Barlow....Mincing about singing **** songs for charity...Purely to boost your own album sales is tragic.


People don't do children in need for children. They use it has a platform for publicity.


He even used the GIG to promote his group rough copy The ******** ****

 

[easyrider]

Strawman.
You want him to give back a charity honour for NOT doing anything illegal.
Good for you.

He can keep his OBE....I just want him to **** off my TV screen and not ram morality down my throat.

 

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Elton John was, for many years during the 1970's, a Tax Exile from the UK...he didn't pay any tax at all, let alone avoid it...even on earnings in the UK. He also has companies set up in countries with advantageous tax benefits and while he isn't part of certain tax avoidance schemes, it would be impossible to judge whether he pays the correct amount of taxation as he has refused to talk about his tax position whenever asked.

What I am saying is that someone's tax position is immaterial to their Charity Work.

Tax Exile is fine.If one chooses another contry to live in.

Barlow should **** off to Zimbabwe and make another charity song for the queen by exploiting the vulnerable.

 

[easyrider]

Use the remote control to switch channels then. Take control of your own life.

My daughter watches it. So his ambience is present.

 

[easyrider]

Do you actually have any decent counter arguments?

There is no argument. I am right .

 

[easyrider]

Tax Exile is the ultimate Tax Avoidance...they still live and earn here, but simply spend a specific amount of time in abroad in order to avoid UK Tax.

Not all do.That's a sweeping statement really.

a lot go and never come back.

 

[easyrider]

Then do something else, contribute to the exchequer by buying your daughter her own TV so she can watch Gary Barlow in peace.

She has her own TV.

But I'm not going to send her to her room like a punishment. That would mean Barlow would have won.

No he can be on. And I can moan.

Name and shame...At least this way we get Noel on Xfactor

 

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You're flip flopping all over the place, worse than a political trend followers.

What I meant was...the OBE is valueless.

But he should give it back. Like John Lennon.

 

[easyrider]

Gary Barlow : seems like a nice bloke, sings a tune or two, probably gives a lot to charity, gets awards.

OP : seems like a bitter asshat.

I just think its a tad rich...

 

[easyrider]

So, the truth is that you secretly love Gary Barlow, but are jealous of what he has so feel the need to denigrate him to make yourself feel better about yourself...

No...I love Howard

 

[easyrider]

How many here would pay more tax than they are legally obliged to ? If loopholes are being exploited then the government should close them.

If I was earning hundreds of millions...I serioulsy dont think I would care.

200million or 300 million in the bank...I have more money than I need. Plus my royalties would constantly be topping this up if I became a fat dancer again.

I certainly wouldn't be putting effort in.

Now the self employed man struggling to pay his workers or to keep his business afloat thats different.

I'm not saying its right...But I can understand the drive to do it more in my latter point.

 

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Who was part of the same Tax Avoidance Scheme...

Yeah but he's good looking so I don't care

 

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Easyrider clearly doesn't understand tax, which is fine, but using it to pick on one celeb that's actually done a lot for people in Britain is missing the wider point.

He could do more. Just by paying his Tax.

See what I did there....