Comments on: The Tax Gap methodology is valid http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Markus Meinzer http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-446147 Markus Meinzer Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:04:04 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-446147 Harry, I have never seen any value-added in the squabbling about the essentials of labels; deploying them as red herring is much ore common. Be it 'right wing' or not, the facts remain the same: redistribution usually is not carried out via the market, but - if at all - by the state [which is against libertarian creed]; at the same time, redistribution is seldom the outcome of rightist political groups and/or their policies [right-wing]. Hence, there is at least no flagrant contradiction between the labels 'libertarian' and 'right-wing' on this issue. And this issue is at stake when it comes to appropriate corporate taxation practices. Markus Harry,

I have never seen any value-added in the squabbling about the essentials of labels; deploying them as red herring is much ore common.

Be it ‘right wing’ or not, the facts remain the same: redistribution usually is not carried out via the market, but - if at all - by the state [which is against libertarian creed]; at the same time, redistribution is seldom the outcome of rightist political groups and/or their policies [right-wing]. Hence, there is at least no flagrant contradiction between the labels ‘libertarian’ and ‘right-wing’ on this issue. And this issue is at stake when it comes to appropriate corporate taxation practices.

Markus

]]> By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445812 Tax Research LLP Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:29:31 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445812 Very politely Harry, you would no doubt ask me to justify a claim that the Pope was a Catholic. I have time for real issues: none for time wasters. It's not can't: it's won't be bothered with libertarian time wasters Very politely Harry, you would no doubt ask me to justify a claim that the Pope was a Catholic.

I have time for real issues: none for time wasters.

It’s not can’t: it’s won’t be bothered with libertarian time wasters

]]> By: Harry Haddock http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445763 Harry Haddock Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:43:44 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445763 Er, so in other words ~ you cannot actually justify your statement that it is a 'right wing ideology' at all, other than mumbling something about wikipedia (which points out that it isn't). Interestingly, wikipedia also has articles on how the moon landings were faked, and that 9/11 was an inside job. Go figure. Er, so in other words ~ you cannot actually justify your statement that it is a ‘right wing ideology’ at all, other than mumbling something about wikipedia (which points out that it isn’t).

Interestingly, wikipedia also has articles on how the moon landings were faked, and that 9/11 was an inside job. Go figure.

]]> By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445754 Tax Research LLP Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:04:53 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445754 Harry Please pull the other one I have better things to do than argue with common knowledge Try Wikipedia if you really think that libertarianism is not associated with right wing thinking Richard Harry

Please pull the other one

I have better things to do than argue with common knowledge

Try Wikipedia if you really think that libertarianism is not associated with right wing thinking

Richard

]]> By: Harry Haddock http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445750 Harry Haddock Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445750 We're not discussing what is wrong with libertarianism, we are challenging your lazy asscertaion that it is 'right wing' Let us start with you outlining how the belief that ones sexual life is ones own business is a 'right wing' concept, then you can follow on with explaining the belief that freedom from authoritarian governments is also a 'right wing' idea. You can then go on to explain how opposition to corporatism is a 'right wing' idea. You can finish up with an explanation of how opposition to the idea that the state has domain over your mind and body is a 'right wing' idea. We’re not discussing what is wrong with libertarianism, we are challenging your lazy asscertaion that it is ‘right wing’

Let us start with you outlining how the belief that ones sexual life is ones own business is a ‘right wing’ concept, then you can follow on with explaining the belief that freedom from authoritarian governments is also a ‘right wing’ idea.

You can then go on to explain how opposition to corporatism is a ‘right wing’ idea. You can finish up with an explanation of how opposition to the idea that the state has domain over your mind and body is a ‘right wing’ idea.

]]> By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445745 Tax Research LLP Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:12:18 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445745 Harry Oh yes I do Where shall we start with what's wrong with it? Richard Harry

Oh yes I do

Where shall we start with what’s wrong with it?

Richard

]]> By: Harry Haddock http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445736 Harry Haddock Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:59:15 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445736 'who, I believe considers himself a libertarian right winger and so carries with him all the baggage that goes with those labels' You just don't understand classical liberalism, do you? ‘who, I believe considers himself a libertarian right winger and so carries with him all the baggage that goes with those labels’

You just don’t understand classical liberalism, do you?

]]> By: Logical Errors and Empirical Errors http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445684 Logical Errors and Empirical Errors Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:52:16 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/06/the-tax-gap-methodology-is-valid/#comment-445684 [...] we’re back with Richard Murphy again. Here is (part of) his response to my laterst [...] [...] we’re back with Richard Murphy again. Here is (part of) his response to my laterst [...]

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