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Irish Angry at U2's Tax Evasion

Group criticized as hypocritical in light of history of activism

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2009 3:02 PM CST

(Newser) – U2 is under fire for possible tax evasion as the Irish government pushes for a bigger slice of the band’s earnings, the Christian Science Monitor reports. U2 moved its publishing company to Amsterdam in 2006 after a tax bill limited artists’ tax-free earnings to...   Read full story »

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