Great comment. >"Look... We (ireland) manipulate our tax rules for all sorts of gain^. How can it be ok for the country but not U2?" Be that as it may (an adm

Great comment. >"Look... We (ireland) manipulate our tax rules for all sorts of gain^. How can it be ok for the country but not U2?" Be that as it may (an admission of guilt, indeed), I find the argument to be absolutely reasonable. To my mind, the most efficient way to enforce any tax-related measure coming from the government is to have the more powerful citizens and entities abide by it systematically; then, they become the social moderators of the measure, increasing the value in respecting it.