Comments on: Unreasonable men http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Richard Murphy http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/#comment-576 Richard Murphy Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:11:01 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/#comment-576 Roger seeks to apply his usual perverse (and I am aware, tongue in cheek) logic. But for those not aware of that fact the difference is obvious. GBS referred to the higher plains of thinking. Tax evaders are in the lower echelons; they're just criminal. Not quite the same thing, I think. Roger seeks to apply his usual perverse (and I am aware, tongue in cheek) logic.

But for those not aware of that fact the difference is obvious. GBS referred to the higher plains of thinking. Tax evaders are in the lower echelons; they’re just criminal. Not quite the same thing, I think.

]]> By: roger rabbit http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/#comment-575 roger rabbit Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:39:07 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/#comment-575 One (perhaps inflammatory) observation here. Most people live in societies where public functions are funded by taxation, paid by all. In this context, are not tax evaders what would normally be considered to be unreasonable people? In contrast to those who pay their taxes who would normally be regarded as reasonable people? So are you not saying that progress depends upon (inter alia) tax evaders? One (perhaps inflammatory) observation here.

Most people live in societies where public functions are funded by taxation, paid by all.

In this context, are not tax evaders what would normally be considered to be unreasonable people? In contrast to those who pay their taxes who would normally be regarded as reasonable people?

So are you not saying that progress depends upon (inter alia) tax evaders?

]]> By: Chris Steel http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/#comment-572 Chris Steel Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:31:41 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2006/09/13/unreasonable-men/#comment-572 Social and economic progress in a political context can only work if the opinions of all perspectives are considered, even if some perspectives seem un-tasteful. For example, from Marxism on the left to the British National Party on the right, although there is debate from centreist acamedics arguing that the opinion from the percieved far left and far right actually damage the political policy making process. I do not agree with this opioion, possibly because I am an unreasonable man, and unreasonable men and women are actually benificial to politics, business and other aspects of out lives. If being unreasonable is part of the work of men like Richard Murphy, then they should keep on being unreasonable. Social and economic progress in a political context can only work if the opinions of all perspectives are considered, even if some perspectives seem un-tasteful. For example, from Marxism on the left to the British National Party on the right, although there is debate from centreist acamedics arguing that the opinion from the percieved far left and far right actually damage the political policy making process.

I do not agree with this opioion, possibly because I am an unreasonable man, and unreasonable men and women are actually benificial to politics, business and other aspects of out lives.

If being unreasonable is part of the work of men like Richard Murphy, then they should keep on being unreasonable.

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