Comic Jimmy Carr admits off-shore 'tax dodge'

[Oscar]

spends too much as in anything? Half of the welfare money is down to ther pension ,,,
as I have shown you many times before

their findings arent so bad ,m all I showed there was that the imfsoke , nz said how high....privatize your essentioal serices , yes sir , privatise your health care .....yes sir we are working on it !

Stephen

My comment was about unemployment, not the pension or health care.
The Govt. doesn't need the IMF to tell them that having 6.7% of your work force unemployed is not a good idea. If you'd like to spin that into the IMF ordering the Govt. around, go for it.

[Oscar]

spends too much as in anything? Half of the welfare money is down to ther pension ,,,
as I have shown you many times before

their findings arent so bad ,m all I showed there was that the imfsoke , nz said how high....privatize your essentioal serices , yes sir , privatise your health care .....yes sir we are working on it !

Stephen

In respect of Health Care, how does anything in the document you posted point to the privatisation of the sector? Is this something that you support?

[sil3nt]

Was this posted?

[Gremlin]

Was this posted?

Best part in the whole thread

[unstuck]

Best part in the whole thread

Agreed.

[avgas]

... but he's sorry

Yet another fuckin wanker... all of those who do such a thing are morally redundant human beings with absolutely no concern for their fellow man... and then these people try to justify their in-actions whilst people have lost their jobs and their homes because of cutbacks that could have been avoided had those who can best afford it have just paid their taxes. They're by far worse and do more damage than beneficiaries that fiddle the system!

Your story is pants.

This one is better
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...dy--piece.html

[mashman]

Your story is pants.

This one is better
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...dy--piece.html

agreed.

[Brian d marge]

My comment was about unemployment, not the pension or health care.
The Govt. doesn't need the IMF to tell them that having 6.7% of your work force unemployed is not a good idea. If you'd like to spin that into the IMF ordering the Govt. around, go for it.

try NOT doing what they(imf) suggest ..then see what happens ...Bolivia and some others ..cant you make the link between a " advice" from the IMF ( btw any idea who has the purse strings for the IMF? it wouldnt happen to be America by any chance would it ....wonder how much wieght the American vote has??) and what the succession of governments are doing , just because its unemployment in this example , it is also happening with other sectors ....such as electricity and , if they can ( and are trying to ) ACC ,,,,

Your electricity HAS gone up more than it should , Telccon is ?? water ...health , Rego .....or you could just put your head in the sand and pretend it isnt and that the government is actually for the people ...... as for 6.7 % just a drop in the ocean to oldies on the pension.... that also costs a packet ...oh here a good one lets raise the pension age ,,, that will save a few

Stephen

[mashman]

Best part in the whole thread

Oh I dunno, it's certainly up there but with all 3 things of merit that have been posted... but I gotta go for Biel in her swimmin cozy.

[Oscar]

try NOT doing what they(imf) suggest ..then see what happens ...Bolivia and some others ..cant you make the link between a " advice" from the IMF ( btw any idea who has the purse strings for the IMF? it wouldnt happen to be America by any chance would it ....wonder how much wieght the American vote has??) and what the succession of governments are doing , just because its unemployment in this example , it is also happening with other sectors ....such as electricity and , if they can ( and are trying to ) ACC ,,,,

Your electricity HAS gone up more than it should , Telccon is ?? water ...health , Rego .....or you could just put your head in the sand and pretend it isnt and that the government is actually for the people ...... as for 6.7 % just a drop in the ocean to oldies on the pension.... that also costs a packet ...oh here a good one lets raise the pension age ,,, that will save a few

Stephen

My point was that the stuff you posted as proof that the IMF was up to no good was just prudent governance and pretty obvious - get people in work, it'll help your economy....oh, and Boliva - there's a reasonable comparison to NZ You'll have to try harder than that for you're conspiracy theories.

I have actually been taking careful note of my electricity costs as I installed two heat pumps and I'd like to know what effect they had. So far this year, we're level pegging or down slightly. Water - free.

And BTW - this Govt. has gone on record to say it won't raise the age for superannuation.

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Was this posted?

....and we get 7 Days

[Brian d marge]

My point was that the stuff you posted as proof that the IMF was up to no good was just prudent governance and pretty obvious - get people in work, it'll help your economy....oh, and Boliva - there's a reasonable comparison to NZ You'll have to try harder than that for you're conspiracy theories.

I have actually been taking careful note of my electricity costs as I installed two heat pumps and I'd like to know what effect they had. So far this year, we're level pegging or down slightly. Water - free.

And BTW - this Govt. has gone on record to say it won't raise the age for superannuation.

Actually I dont have to try harder , I just sit back and watch it happen and ( the sad part ) I get to say I told you so ....

Que , asset sales.

Bolivia , Argentina , Venezuela Some Asian county ( cant remember Korea?) if fact most ( if not all) who signed up the the " Washington consensus " have fared pretty badly

I mean , goods can move independent ( free trade ) but labour cant? ( visas) ,,, so something manufactured under expensive conditions is going to be sold in a country that has cheap labour( conditions) ie lower production costs ( wages) ,,,i dont think so , usually cheaply produced is shipped to a wealthier country ....at an increased profit ...for large multinational corporations , the problem is that workers in the arse end economy’s remain poor, as any pay raises they may have received over what they made before trade liberalization are said to be offset by inflation, whereas workers in the First World country become unemployed, while the wealthy owners of the multinational grow even more wealthy.

and what has happened in these countries , how much has the gap between the rich and the poor grown ....... Hmmmm let me think ...oh I know New Zealand ( and wasnt it a Labour government who said/did that ) strange I thought labour were for the people ,,,,,and national are promoting free trade ( and similar policys ) , and we have just appointed an ex world bank prez as treasury leader ...
who IS running the show .........


about now most sane people would be asking themselves , why is it one or two of these " nuts " seem to be saying the SAME thing and why IS my rego so high ..... maybe I should check " just in case "

Your heat pumps would have been even cheaper to run if you had listened ....

As for the oldies

They are also demonizing the unemployed ,in order to attracted "the Oscars" of this world in a build up for the next election.... Nice man Mr key , he stuck to his word ,,,,,Like that in a politician ..
Stephen

oh and as for the water ,,,http://www.watercare.co.nz/common-co...s/default.aspx

they seem to be charging for it ...you stealing again ,,,,,? rain barrel ,,,? be-careful they tried to tax rainwater as well ( Bolivia )

[oneofsix]

You didn't point out that when the IMF "bail out" economies what in fact happens is the "country" is given more debt for the people to service so the overseas "investors" can take the "bail out" money and run rather than take a lose on their investments. It doesn't actually help the country at all.
bail out = increase the people's debt
country = citizen who feel loyal to where they live
investors = the big money that really control IMF

[jellywrestler]

there are others who are philanthropic and do good work. Our own Gareth Morgan for example.

have you seen what he's doing with our $30 registration tax, I bet he's having casual sex with Jimmy Carr, just don't actually know who plays mummy and who plays daddy when they're at it though.

[BoristheBiter]

Not only Jimmy Carr but U2 also use tax shelters while at the same time criticising the wealthy and pleading for the poor of Africa.


By contrast Will I Am (The Voice UK) donated his 500,000 pound earnings to The Prince's Trust. As he said, what am I going to do with all this money - let it do some good.

It is worth remembering that for all the taxdodgers there are others who are philanthropic and do good work. Our own Gareth Morgan for example.

How do you think he got his money? it wasn't from giving it away if he had to.

aren't rose tinted glasses a good thing.

But yes, WIA and bob geldof are the only one's I know of (yes there will be a lot more that have a lot less)that has put their money where his mouth is.
And no GM is not one of them.