Times is tough and money is short;
It’s hard to know what to do;
The creditors keep asking for payment,
Especially the Inland Revenue.
But now there’s something that’s bothering me,
It’s difficult to know where to start,
‘Cause some people have hired accountants,
And made tax-avoidance into an art.
It’s all done through complex company structures,
Where they shift all their profits off-shore,
Paying far less than they really oughter,
And making out that, really, they’re poor!
The Yanks seem to be especially cute,
Hiding their earnings in crannies and nooks.
I’m talking about Google and Amazon,
And especially about Starbucks.
But they’re not the only ones in the game,
Who seek for their taxes to minimise,
By shifting their trading operations,
And their sales figures to disguise.
It might all be technically legal,
But morally, ethically, it’s not right.
It’s time that we did something about it,
It’s time for us all to put up a fight!
These corporations can afford to pay tax,
If they want to trade here in our market.
It’s time they made the right contribution –
Otherwise, we should tell them where they can park it!
They’re earning millions and billions,
Selling us books, DVDs and coffee.
The Government seem powerless to act,
And can’t spot the loopholes for toffee.
So let us consumers lead a fight-back,
Let’s see how much spending power we’ve got;
Time to vote with our purchasing choices,
And hit them with the tactics of boycott.
I’m fed up with being taken to the cleaners,
I’m almost at the end of my tether,
And I swear I’ll belt that idiot Cameron,
If he says again that “we’re all in it together”!
Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2012
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