I hate to say it, but the U2 tax avoidance thing feeds into that Rush Limbaugh rant I posted here (under the "populist outrage!" subject heading)
In that rant, Limbaugh was explaining to his befuddled red state listeners why it is folks like Geithner and Tom Daschle nominally support a reversion to Clinton-like tax rates, but do not seem to want to pay any of those taxes themselves. The U2 thing fits into that right-"populist" picture of the world pretty well! Taxes for thee, not for me.
-B.
Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
"PS. I do not really give a flying fuck what excuses wealthy tax evaders uses to justify their actions. The bottom line is that they are scofflaws, no different than any other anti-social, parasitic, or criminal element. Sending these scumbags to reeducation camps where they would learn virtues of hard work would serve them well :).