Bono, tax avoider - Slate.com 

I'm certainly not casting myself in the role of U2 defender (they certainly don't need me :P ), but I've learned that most things in life are more complicated than they appear on the surface.

For an interesting blend of perspectives, check out the discussion at the following link:

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The take I found most interesting at the above link:

For years, Ireland has attracted and kept artists with its promise of tax-free living. In the past year, a cap has been placed on that. Who is being inconsistent -- the Irish government, for granting something it then took away -- or U2, for staying in Ireland because it was encouraged by tax laws to do so, then leaving when the laws were no longer favorable?

U2 will be far from the last artists to leave Ireland if the tax cap is not repealed. It seems ironic that there was no cap when the Irish economy was suffering, and now that it is more robust and diverse, thanks to the artists who located there and made Ireland an attractive place to do business, the cap goes on.

At very least, the government could consider grandfathering in those artists who established a base in Ireland before the tax cap was placed on. Otherwise, the band are fully within rights to up stakes and leave for Holland, or Monaco or Switzerland or wherever suits their purposes.