The Secret Millionaire

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Pique318

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Just watching this now and as cynical as I generally am, I have to say that it's a bloody uplifting show.

The generousity of the millionaire to help those who generally don't receive much social aid restores your faith in humanity.

I know we have our own generous benefactors like JP McManus et al who eschew publicity in their donations, and admire those people too.

That is all. :)
 
Watched it tonight....lovely genuine guy Chris was and the people he met were fantastic.......agree uplifting show.
 
The series has been running for some time now. At this stage anyone coming to "write" an article or gain "work experience" etc with cameras in tow must be identified as a secret millionaire by everyone?
 
Or your boss in disguise? Isn't that another programme? Undercover Boss or something where the CEO goes 'undercover' onto the ground in his organisation to see what is happening and what the staff are like. Of course, if I was working with someone that was being followed around by camera's, I would make sure I said the right things and did my job properly on that particular day! Stupid concept.
 
mtk said:
As a secret millonaire myself making helping someone through a donation is rewardng but doing it anonymously is humbler.
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You could use some of your money to hire an editor for your posts, money well spent, I'd have thought.;)
 
Wouldn't it be great if people like JP McManus just paid a little bit of tax instead of all his charidee donations?
 
Complainer said:
Wouldn't it be great if people like JP McManus just paid a little bit of tax instead of all his charidee donations?
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He creates numerous jobs which generate taxes along with his considerable charitable donations, so I think he is fairly covered in terms of giving back.
 
Ah, I see. The servants should be grateful for a few crumbs dropped from the table by the lord of the manor. I'd hazard a guess that the state-funded horse race winning money that McManus wins each year costs more than the tax for the part-time staff at the big house. [Does he pay the staff for the parts of the year when he is off in Monaco or Switzerland?]. 1/3rd of the horse race winnings go to the top 10 owners - the usual suspects - McManus, Magnier, O'Reilly etc etc.
 
MrMan said:
Staff at his house, stables and office.
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In Switzerland? I jest.

Scepticism aside, his scholarship for Limerick Youths to go onto 3rd level education is about €54K every year. 8 kids a year, 8 kids who probably wouldn't have had access under normal circumstances. 8 kids over the years (each year) who are now (were at least until recently) more likely to get higher earning jobs and pay more tax, spend more, raise a family in a background of attaining 3rd level education etc.

Even just the €54K a year is a pretty decent investment and contribution to the state. I don't pay that much in tax of any form.

While to a guy worth around €1.5bn it's pocket change, let's not lose sight of it at least being something (and that's just the scholarship, not all the other donations).
 
Latrade said:
In Switzerland? I jest.


Even just the €54K a year is a pretty decent investment and contribution to the state. I don't pay that much in tax of any form.
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I am getting sick of carrying you on my back Latrade. ;)
 
Sunny said:
I am getting sick of carrying you on my back Latrade. ;)
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I'll admit it seems a lot to carry for one person which is why my socialist principles mean I spread my scrounging across the whole state and don't expect just one person to carry me. I share the scrounge.

To me the baker is just as important to society as the business owner, they all get a share of my scrounge.
 
Complainer said:
Ah, I see. The servants should be grateful for a few crumbs dropped from the table by the lord of the manor. I'd hazard a guess that the state-funded horse race winning money that McManus wins each year costs more than the tax for the part-time staff at the big house. [Does he pay the staff for the parts of the year when he is off in Monaco or Switzerland?]. 1/3rd of the horse race winnings go to the top 10 owners - the usual suspects - McManus, Magnier, O'Reilly etc etc.
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I don't think his cleaning staff, security and assistants would appreciate being called 'servants' by you. You do understand that their jobs are quite valid.
Apart from his personal property he also has horse trainers, stable hands, admin etc working for him.
I don't know the full extent of his business dealings in this country, but I don't believe that anybody would pay more tax than they legally had to no matter what their financial position.
 
MrMan said:
I don't think his cleaning staff, security and assistants would appreciate being called 'servants' by you. You do understand that their jobs are quite valid.
Apart from his personal property he also has horse trainers, stable hands, admin etc working for him.
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I understand that relative to his wealth, the amounts of tax generated by his part-time staff in Ireland is a drop in the ocean. I also understand the racing industry is heavily subsidised in Ireland. It costs the State about €40 for every visitor to every race meeting. 1/3 of the heavily subsidised race price money goes to the top ten owners, including (surprise, surprise) McManus, Magnier, O'Reilly and co.

I'll respect the man when he pays a fair tax on his income, not when he drops a few crumbs on the table.
 
Complainer said:
I understand that relative to his wealth, the amounts of tax generated by his part-time staff in Ireland is a drop in the ocean. I also understand the racing industry is heavily subsidised in Ireland. It costs the State about €40 for every visitor to every race meeting. 1/3 of the heavily subsidised race price money goes to the top ten owners, including (surprise, surprise) McManus, Magnier, O'Reilly and co.

I'll respect the man when he pays a fair tax on his income, not when he drops a few crumbs on the table.
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How does it matter what he pays staff realtive to his wealth? He could easily have 50 employees and it would be a drop in the ocean relative to his wealth.

Would you pay any more tax than you had to?
 
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