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**Chris** · 21-09-2010, 16:06

Laws have a spirit as well as a letter. Hence the phrase 'that's just not cricket'.

The tax system is used in the UK to raise revenue but also to encourage or discourage certain patterns of behaviour. All of that unfortunately means it can be very complex. There are therefore certain ways to avoid tax, legally, that were not intended to exist. It may be legal to take advantage of them, but it IMO it is morally questionable, especially when those who are able to exploit such unintended loopholes tend to be those who can afford to pay an accountant to find them and arrange their affairs accordingly.

In medieval times, the nobility used their power and influence to avoid paying taxes. Things in this regard have not changed as much as they perhaps should have.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,091	Re: Are you like a 'benefit cheat'... Laws have a spirit as well as a letter. Hence the phrase 'that's just not cricket'. The tax system is used in the UK to raise revenue but also to encourage or discourage certain patterns of behaviour. All of that unfortunately means it can be very complex. There are therefore certain ways to avoid tax, legally, that were not intended to exist. It may be legal to take advantage of them, but it IMO it is morally questionable, especially when those who are able to exploit such unintended loopholes tend to be those who can afford to pay an accountant to find them and arrange their affairs accordingly. In medieval times, the nobility used their power and influence to avoid paying taxes. Things in this regard have not changed as much as they perhaps should have.