[a fool in paradise]

"I have to say I'm a big fan, he's a great guy," McCartney said at a Washington news conference Tuesday that was attended by politicians as well as journalists. "So lay off him, he's doing great."

The Beatles made the movie HELP! as a tax dodge. They had to get out of England awhile as they were making so much Beatlemania money that their tax burden was high.

Screw million dollar Marxists.

[drangundsturm]

The Beatles made the movie HELP! as a tax dodge. They had to get out of England awhile as they were making so much Beatlemania money that their tax burden was high.

Plus they specifically wrote "Tax Man" because england had a 95% marginal tax rate. "One part for you nineteen for me."

In addition, though Paul spoke a few years ago about how the rich could afford higher taxes, in the late 90's he had an elite team of lawyers arranging his dying wife's estate to avoid paying millions in taxes.

Hypocrisy that knows no bounds!

[chimera]

I had heard that the primary reason that John Lennon applied for permanent residency in this country was because of the onerous tax burden in the UK for people in his income range. So he was bad-mouthing the US government about Vietnam all the while trying like hell to get residency here so he could keep more of his money.

There is a veritable cottage industry in the UK assisting high-income celebrity types to relocate to more tax-friendly environs. That's why you have people like Roger Moore (Switzerland) and Mick Jagger (Jamaica) looking to bail out of the "motherland".

[nmh]

“The Beatles made the movie HELP! as a tax dodge. They had to get out of England awhile as they were making so much Beatlemania money that their tax burden was high.

Screw million dollar Marxists. “

Intereseting ... I didn’t know that.

As usual, LIBERALS don’t want to pay out ANY money EXCEPT it it is for themselves and gives them PLEASURE in some form. These are GREEDY, GODLESS, SLEFISH people who have MONEY as their god.