Tax dodging millionaire publicity stunt
Anyone tax evading and doing “charity” work are hypocrites. No need for charity or taxes at level they are if all especially the rich paid their dues.
Just what we need, a bunch of tax exiles who are part of the problem. This is almost as bad as the Tories posing at Food Banks for a photo opportunity.
They could make a contribution to society much more easily by paying a fair amount of tax
Saint Bono the hypocrite at it again, bangs his gums about charity and busks for a couple songs to make himself look good but moves all his money outside his country to avoid paying his taxes, what a knob.
And how much did they give to the homeless?
Thank you everyone tweeting on their Apple iPhones for their genuine heartfelt concern about the tax affairs of the Republic of Ireland 👍🏻
Bono invested in Facebook and DrDre start ups. He's with upwards of $1US billion
so blinded by their own egos they're no longer capable of caring.
U2 are a tarnished brand, Bono could have been a voice speaking out against the growing poverty & inequality, it turns out he's just another corporate man hiding his dosh, Bono one of the celebrities exposed in the Paradise Papers data leak. Panama Papers, how far he has fallen.
As if things weren't already bad enough for the homeless
Truly wretched taunt the homeless brave.
Perhaps if U2 paid taxes instead of registering their wealth in shell companies in offshore tax havens - there would be money to address homelessness and it's causes.
Bongo and his tax dodging mates can give us all peace. I rather he just paid tax on his earnings like the rest of us.
Would be more helpful to just pay the right amount of tax due.
You mean the same cunts who moved their tax affairs to the Netherlands in 2006 after the Irish Govt capped the tax free exemption on royalties?
Wankers
What’s the difference between Bono and Jesus Christ? Jesus doesn’t run around the stage pretending he’s Bono....
It’s hilarious how so many Multi-millionaires avoid paying their Taxes while preaching to others (far far far less fortunate) to pay theirs. I guess Bono ‘still hasn’t found what he’s looking for’ 💰💰💰💰💰💰
Oh great, millionaire popstars are back to save us all, to tell us how much money we should give them to ease our troubled minds while making sure their own bank balances don't dwindle.
Pope Bono up to his usual bullshit again?, give the homeless some of your milions instead of asking the public for thiers.
Haven't they suffered enough?
Haven’t the homeless got enough shit to deal with?!
Hipocritical pricks.
They also donated onions to a soup kitchen,so cmon detractors?
Yeah that's going to solve the problems fellas.
Pass me the sick bag.
Or, you know, stop avoiding paying your tax eh U2 ?
The reference to first performance since 2015 refers to an annual busking that takes place in Dublin's grafton street by Irish artists like Glen Hansard and Damien Rice, not just U2 although they originally started it.
The irony. Aggressive tax avoiders ‘busk for charity’. Virtue signalling at its worst.
Talk about TAKING THE PISS, remember when U2 & Bono slagged off the Irish Government over the growing Homelessness problem while moving all his WEALTH to the Netherlands? The same Bono who was named in the ParadisePapers for TAX AVOIDANCE
What's the old joke.......what's the difference between God n Bono God doesn't walk around Ireland thinking he's Bono.....
Imagine giving those tax avoiding cunts, more money. Just imagine? If they stopped hiding their money in Offshore Countries & paid it into Ireland’s treasury, I’m sure there would be a lot less homeless.
bintingbonnie McHardySue tut tut Lauren! 😂
Pity they pay their taxes in Holland and therefore deprive the Irish government of money that could help tackle homelessness. There is no bigger hypocrite than Bono.
maybe if they paid tax less people would be homeless? same with barlow
Followed by fellow tax dodger GaryBarlow serving at the local soup kitchen.
It's been downhill ever since 'Boy'.
Bono gone fucking do wan!
Tax dodgers
The likes of the mega rich Bonžo and others do this to deal with their guilt, he won’t now feel as bad when he’s on his yacht next week!!
The homeless over in Dublin wont understand what they are saying as they are predominantly Eastern European
I’m sure the homeless were eternally grateful....
“U2 pay their taxes for first time since *insert date from long ago*” is the headline I wanna read here.
Cheap, attention seeking multi millionaires. Nice.
They've toured all year 'first performance since 2015? Lie....why lie? Report the truth and report the REAL reason they did this
Millionaires using people without a roof over their heads at Christmas to get publicity, Do they not have any shame?
They're still dicks though.
It's nice and all but imagine if they paid tax like normal people.
Every time I click my fingers another million pounds/euros passes through an off-shore tax haven. Merry Christmas you clucking plebs.
How did a echo and the bunnymen tribute act go on to be so famous .
'First performance since 2015' that's bollox!
Then Soros puppet Bono goes home to one of his 11 houses.
Big of em...
Virtue signalling
Bono & Bob Geldof 2 cheeks of the same arse ........hypocrites
Pay some flipping taxes.
Surely St Bono can just work a miracle and create homes with an abundance of food for those in need,... or just dip into his OWN pocket... quietly.... alternatively if he paid tax, that might help.....
OH F*CK OFF! Self promoting tax dodging charlatans! They could easily dip into their pockets & donate twice as much rather than guilt the poor into donating. It is called PAYING IT FORWARD!
Let me fix that headline for you .. *Millionaire band members do publicly stunt asking for other peoples money to make themselves seem caring whilst milking the free publicity* 😬😬
Bono is a living turd..
Tax dodging hypocritial bastards.
Well we can all afford to do that when we have £550 million in the bank and £1 billion worth of shares in Facebook. Typical Lefty Luvvie ChampagneSocialist has
Why do so called journalists give space to this crap. And wants me to subscribe to keep journalism alive
Holy fuck u2 sinks even lower ...they could of just donated ..no need for the media ...but it's always all about bono ....go away
Hypocritical tax dodgers.....
It’s not just these guys. We started a mix and match in Swords to help the elderly through neighbors helping neighbors. Now we have care giving companies wanting to us to contact them. We are a free service. This country makes me sick at times....
'Richest musicians in the world beg for your money to help the homeless' FTFY 🙄
He was busking for himself. Anybody who believes otherwise is a dangerous fantasist.
Haven’t they suffered enough.
Does Boner still own the Clarence hotel?
And don’t forget kids - it’s pronounced ‘bone-oh’
Pay your taxes
Paying taxes would be far better than his annual 'look how great I am, peasants' showboating.
Real man of the people... not.
Surely the homeless have suffered enough hardship without this.
First performance since 2015? They've been touring the last two years
Busking? Presumably they gave the proceeds to the homeless. Sadly it would have been more beneficial for them to sellout wembley and donate the money but they wouldn't get the publicity like this.
Alternate take: homelessness isn't caused by tax avoidance - the government has the money to house people, but don't prioritise funding it. Rich assholes like U2 could solve homelessness in entire cities with more efficient solutions than govts provide. They don't. Assholes.
Maybe he should pay his taxes and support some infrastructure instead. Old fashioned I know.
Publicity stunt
Without looking at comments, i bet the words tax avoidance, miserable Xmas.... blah blah blah.... Nice gesture 👌
Bono sees himself as a modern day John Lennon.... hopefully someone else will too.
'Charity Begins with Paying Your Taxes' - MerryChristmas taxavoidance homeless hypocrisy Bono’s Maltese investments are a reminder that tax avoidance has been normalised
This annual event was started by Glen Hansard of TheFrames and yet tax avoiding gazillionaire Bono gets the creds. Astounding. 🤬
Merry Christmas.
Utter wankers
They've been touring all year you fake news MFs. 😂😂😂😂
Haven't the homeless got enough troubles without having to listen to this shit
Maybe a donation?
Haven’t they suffered enough?
Celebrities make me puke
Haven’t these people suffered enough?
Tax dodging millionaire publicity stunt
The same group who paid 5 million pounds for a painting they hung in their office.
Just pay proper income tax fellas eh.
Why not just give a few of your multi-million pounds towards a homelessness charity or buy a few dozen houses for some of them?
feeding the homeless or feeding their egos
Bono really is a world-class bellend.
Homelessness starts with government forcing people to work under zero hours contract etc. and not helping enough those on low income. Disability/illness benefits also reduced. It is a very hard time for the poor to survive under rules of conservatives. MP's also should do more.
Free pr for them.
How cynical you mostly seem to be. A gesture that provided free entertainment unexpectedly to get people to dip in their pockets and raise money for the cause. Who knows what contributions U2 may make privately? I'm sceptical of those who publicise their generosity.
I’d be more impressed if they emptied some of their overstuffed bank accounts.
Why doesn't he pay his taxes? U2
With a minor fraction of their wealth, they could instead feed a whole street of homeless people. Just saying.
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The inhumanity.
That’s what happens when you do too many drugs kids !!! Aimed at U2 not the homeless
U2 build homes for homeless people
Ah U2. Do they all have short arms and deep pockets?
What they could do is stop operating from a tax dodge Dutch Vila and pay uk tax
That'll get them all indoors! Somewhere. Anywhere.
Think they would prefer a room in your mansion instead? 🤔
It is harder for a camel to enter the eye of a kneedle, than a rich man to enter the Kingdom of heaven. . So they say. .
While Bono puts all his money in off-shore accounts. He wants everyone else to pay their taxes, but not him. LMAO.
Wow top 10 grossing tour of this year but they haven't actually played for 3 years........
Was it taxed..
Multimillionaires do bit of busking how bout they all throw couple of hundred grand at the crisis , know the way Bono likes to tell ordinary people to hand up money etc for charities
Bit weird multi millionaires busking for the homeless and asking the general public for money they probably don’t have
Again, NOT dealing with regional causes; most charities well-meaning ONLY put a band-aid on things (no pun intended). Aside from mental illness & drug addition, culprit in Socal is slum landlord-favorable courts& immigration which has overwhelmed ALL available housing! U2
Blimey, haven't homeless people suffered enough? U2
Or first Dublin performance since last month.
Bonio is worth a few bob, he could put his hand in his pocket and help 'em.
Are they not happy enough with their free download album?
Read this by JahDuran and see if you think U2 are so praiseworthy.
Maybe if they paid their taxes instead of taking their wealth offshore there would be more money to support the vulnerable in the 1st place
Let me get this right. U2 are not based in Ireland to avoid paying Irish taxes. Which means the Irish state has less money to help the homeless. Bono then tells Irish taxpayers to give more money to help the homeless. Is that right?
How could that person attemp to suicide such way ?! Never
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Err why does this feel like the live version of when they automatically put their album on everyone’s iPhones?
'Trump... blah blah... Tories... blah blah.... Brexit...blah blah'...
in b4 'don't they suffer enough at this time of year?' replies.
I don’t think the homeless deserve to hear U2, that’s just cruel. Maybe a better idea would be for these millionaires to give some of their millions they’ll never spend away. What a crazy notion.
Haven’t they suffered enough?