Sins Of The Father

[gordiescotland1]

Is what has happened to the banking and tax industry any surprise after David Cameron's father made a fortune in tax havens

[SirOracle]

I agree nothing Illegal in what he did ,my point being that it was immoral.

I am far from being a pillar of society, but it gets up my nose how the VERY rich can evade tax,and in some cases are able to fund gross fees to educate their family at the most expensive public schools,from monies which should have been paid to the government in taxes.

[naomi24]

Well, strictly it shouldn't be paid to the government because what is done is actually legal - but that aside - that's life. If we shared all the money in the world out equally we would still end up with the rich and the poor because some would use it wisely and some wouldn't. I'm willing to bet that, given the opportunity and the wherewithal, the majority of people who complain about others making money would do precisely the same.

[sevenOP]

Good on you SirOracle.

Appears the status quo is morally inert and "Move along now, nothing to see here" the unquestioned meme.

[SirOracle]

Yes I sadly agree with you,Naomi.

But I still say it is immoral,and hopefully this particular tax dodge will be attended to in the near future,as has been done by some other European countries.

We can only live in hope. :-)

[Svejk]

If I was a Labour Party supporter I wouldn't make too much of this. The Marxist Milibands Millions were accumulated via prodigious tax avoidance. At least Cameron didn't avoid marrying the mother of his children(the gorgeous Samantha) to dodge a bit of tax. How else, pray, could a boy who's never done a days work in his puff assemble his £5,000,000 property portfolio?
We'd all, I'm sure, like to see a more equitable society run by more representative politicians. I just wouldn't look to the tax-avoiding, multi-millionaire hypocrites in the Labour Party to provide it.

[Farriercm]

So then, we have a prime minister, who had a tax dodging father .
Get your own house in order first Dave, before preaching to others,
now we know why the tories.,are called CON MEN.

[Quizmonster]

We're constantly being told - by people like Cameron himself - that this is a Christian country. According to the Ten Commandments, adultery is a sin, but it sure as heck ain't illegal. I've heard of prison overcrowding, but - if it was illegal - lags would be fifty to a cell!
Yes, there IS a difference between a sin and a crime, if you accept the concept of 'sin' at all.