Time for U2 to shuffle off before the corpse smells?

[Eamonnca1]

I'm not sure if I ever understood what the hatred is apart from the usual Irish begrudgery.

Any thoughts on how he waited less than 24 hours to pontificate to the world about the October 7th attacks, then waited 3 years to comment on the susequent campaign of genocide in Gaza?

Did he even refer  to it as genocide?

He fudged it. Said it was a matter for international courts to decide. I'll give you that one.

[Franko]

Operates a commercial enterprise, pays the taxes in the countries where they are due.

Also has a philanthropic arm to put the money to some productive use.

Married an ordinary girl he knew since he was a youngster, instead of marrying a string of celebrity trophy young-enough-to-be-his-granddaughter wives for five-year marriages.

Kept on producing new work, for better or worse, for decades instead of sitting on their laurels like some artists do.

I'm not sure if I ever understood what the hatred is apart from the usual Irish begrudgery.

McGregor fanboys say this too.

[Eamonnca1]

In his case it's obvious. He's just a self-evident gobshite. No comparison.

[Franko]

In his case it's obvious. He's just a self-evident gobshite. No comparison.

Lol, couldn't have described Bono better myself.

[Baile Brigín 2]

The four lads pay their individual taxes in Ireland. U2 is a commercial enterprise. They were well within their rights to move the tax base to Holland after the Irish government capped the artist tax exemption at €250,000 since U2 make a lot more than that. The Rolling Stones also file their taxes in Holland. Other artists that have done so include ABBA, AC/DC, Metallica, Eurythmics, David Bowie, Julio Iglesias, Robert Palmer, and Plácido Domingo.

In the 2000s, the UN had set a target of 0.8% of GNP for governments to spend on foreign aid. The Irish government was falling short of this.

Bono/U2 did not "raid the pension fund of Forbes magazine." Elevation Partners, a private equity firm co-founded by Bono, took a minority stake in Forbes. Afterwards, the magazine's management froze the plan by stopping future benefits from accruing, but preserved the benefits already earned. Forbes was a print magazine, a sector that has struggled a lot in the digital age. Restructuring pensions like that is standard cost-cutting practice and is not an illegal pension "raid."

As for "malware," I don't think that word means what you think it means. Giving away free music is many things but it's not "malware."

Have AC/DC repeatedly criticised the Australian government for not spending enough on x in a recession after depleating the tax base by moving their money offshore?

He preaches social justice then behaves like a brutal businessman. It might be technically legal to raid a pension fund or offshore your assets for tax, but it opens you to accusations of hypocrisy.

[Milltown Row2]

Jamie is attacking the police flat out.. he will get his ass handed to him very soon if there is any dirt on him, the chief constable will only take so much verbal abuse..

[Baile Brigín 2]

Jamie is attacking the police flat out.. he will get his ass handed to him very soon if there is any dirt on him, the chief constable will only take so much verbal abuse..

Good man.

[DaleCooper]

Is Bono funding Bryson?

[Eamonnca1]

The four lads pay their individual taxes in Ireland. U2 is a commercial enterprise. They were well within their rights to move the tax base to Holland after the Irish government capped the artist tax exemption at €250,000 since U2 make a lot more than that. The Rolling Stones also file their taxes in Holland. Other artists that have done so include ABBA, AC/DC, Metallica, Eurythmics, David Bowie, Julio Iglesias, Robert Palmer, and Plácido Domingo.

In the 2000s, the UN had set a target of 0.8% of GNP for governments to spend on foreign aid. The Irish government was falling short of this.

Bono/U2 did not "raid the pension fund of Forbes magazine." Elevation Partners, a private equity firm co-founded by Bono, took a minority stake in Forbes. Afterwards, the magazine's management froze the plan by stopping future benefits from accruing, but preserved the benefits already earned. Forbes was a print magazine, a sector that has struggled a lot in the digital age. Restructuring pensions like that is standard cost-cutting practice and is not an illegal pension "raid."

As for "malware," I don't think that word means what you think it means. Giving away free music is many things but it's not "malware."

Have AC/DC repeatedly criticised the Australian government for not spending enough on x in a recession after depleating the tax base by moving their money offshore?

He preaches social justice then behaves like a brutal businessman. It might be technically legal to raid a pension fund or offshore your assets for tax, but it opens you to accusations of hypocrisy.

He did not "raid the pension fund."