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Shell Boss Tells Government To Tax His Company
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Seems that even the incredibly wealthy and successful get it too.
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Speaking at the Energy
Intelligence Forum in London,
Ben van Beurden said: "One way
or another there needs to be
government intervention that
somehow results in protecting
the poorest.
"That probably may then mean
that governments need to tax
people in this room to pay for it."
His comment was in reference to
companies rather than
individuals, a Shell spokesperson later said.
"You cannot have a market that
behaves in such a way... that is
going to damage a significant
part of society," he told those in
attendance.
While the European Union
approved emergency levies on
energy firms' unusually high
profits, the UK has chosen to
borrow to fund consumer
subsidies.
Quite a contrast to some of the greed, scorn and pathetic attempts at justification for massive wealth and eye-watering profits we’ve heard of late, isn’t it?
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Speaking at the Energy
Intelligence Forum in London,
Ben van Beurden said: "One way
or another there needs to be
government intervention that
somehow results in protecting
the poorest.
"That probably may then mean
that governments need to tax
people in this room to pay for it."
His comment was in reference to
companies rather than
individuals, a Shell spokesperson later said.
"You cannot have a market that
behaves in such a way... that is
going to damage a significant
part of society," he told those in
attendance.
While the European Union
approved emergency levies on
energy firms' unusually high
profits, the UK has chosen to
borrow to fund consumer
subsidies.
Quite a contrast to some of the greed, scorn and pathetic attempts at justification for massive wealth and eye-watering profits we’ve heard of late, isn’t it?
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He deserves a Nobel Prize for his attitude alone:
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At least someone gets it that sharing the wealth makes it easier on everyone.
Imagine seeing the end of corporate greed?
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At least someone gets it that sharing the wealth makes it easier on everyone.
Imagine seeing the end of corporate greed?
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