Developers showing signs of panic ?

[ubiquitous]

Also, Purple I don't believe you have moderator status on this forum?

One does not have to be a moderator in order to comment on libel and/or the posting guidelines. I am not a moderator but sometimes do so.

Ubiquitous has roundly attacked other posters in this thread for not mentioning other companies yet he won't mention them himself.

I attacked nobody, quite apart from "roundly" doing so. I simply asked why were people so indignant about certain tax evaders to the point that they seemed to regard their crimes as more reprehensible than causing the deaths of workers. I am still waiting for an answer...

If they have been convicted of the crime then how could it open you up to libel to name them?

Because I have neither the time nor the inclination to go off researching either the details of the story itself, or the court conviction(s) that arose from the deaths. Nor, I guess, has Brendan. I also don't think its any harm to respect the posting guidelines.

 

[Purple]

Also, Purple I don't believe you have moderator status on this forum?

Correct. So what?
Other posters have criticised me in the past for inappropriate posts. The fact that they are not moderators makes their criticism no less valid.

 

[Green]

Correct. So what?
Other posters have criticised me in the past for inappropriate posts. The fact that they are not moderators makes their criticism no less valid.

It is up to moderators only to enforce the posting guidelines....."and by not doing so you are potentially leaving Brendan open to being sued for liable." It should not be permissable for individual members to make such acusations against other members.

 

[ubiquitous]

Except that you didn't have the time, interest or courage to do so.......

So...? That's why I thanked gonk for his research.

It is up to moderators only to enforce the posting guidelines....."and by not doing so you are potentially leaving Brendan open to being sued for liable." It should not be permissable for individual members to make such acusations against other members.

Codswallop

Time to shut this thread.

 

[redstar]

Er, so does anyone think developers are showing signs of panic ... ?

 

[room305]

Or perhaps it was the evasion that enabled them to be so profitable in the first place?

I doubt it. The tax evasion was spread over a number of years and settlements normally involve penalties and interest which in many cases greatly exceed the original sum. It certainly wouldn't be sufficient to fund annual salaries for the directors in excess of €5M and to build up a company valued at around €120M.

Sorry, I just don't buy this 'it's not their fault' argument. This is moral buck-passing.

You are jumping to conclusions here. I never said that tax evaders were not at fault, I merely pointed out that a high tax rate environment contributes to an increased incentive to evade taxes. I cannot see why you would feel this absolves the offenders from blame.

BTW, I mentioned nothing about hospitals or waiting lists - I mentioned only building inspections. Health provision in this country is another discussion entirely.

Well it is very easy but rarely productive to point to one sum of money wasted or not collected by the government and then imagine what could have been done with the money. Has there ever been any evidence that tax evasion by construction firms contributed to lower site inspection rates? Do you even know if inspection rates have been increasing and whether or not this has contributed to an improvement in worker safety?

It seems to my mind that you are making very spurious connections linking the two.