I was in the UK briefly this summer, but learned nothing relevant to this discussion while there. I didn't know who Jimmy Carr is until this post; it seems that

I was in the UK briefly this summer, but learned nothing relevant to this discussion while there. I didn't know who Jimmy Carr is until this post; it seems that the major controversy stems from the fact that he criticized others for avoiding taxes, then did the same thing himself. I think countries should arrange their tax rates and accounting rules so that there's little incentive to avoid taxes by moving money around, but I don't think it's in any way immoral to pay as little tax as the law requires. Governments are not charities and do not run on donations.