Think Like a Taxpayer

from Snowflake by Steve White

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In 2014, Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England exhorted us to "think like a patient, act like a taxpayer".

With that in mind.....

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Think like a taxpayer, act like a taxpayer
Think like a taxpayer, act like a taxpayer

Steal a coffee out of Caffe Nero
Their tax bill is virtually zero
Pleading poverty just won’t work
When your parent company’s in Luxembourg

Steal a t-shirt out of Gap
They don’t pay corporation tax
They pay royalties overseas
To companies who don’t make their tees

Steal a book from Waterstones
The bookshop equivalent of Vodafone
Owned by a Russian billionaire
Whose money could be anywhere

Steal your aspirin out of Boots
A company that hides its loot
So carefully that you’ll never see
That they’re impossible to prosecute

Steal your knickers out of Top Shop
Their tax-evading boss is the cream of the crop
Business is dirty, but his hands are clean
Cos the money all goes to Mrs Green.

Steal your glasses out of Vision Express
They take tax evasion to excess
The small print is designed to screw ya
The money is designed to end up in Bermuda

Steal a flatpack from Ikea
Just to give you some idea
They set it up like a charity
To avoid paying tax on their money

Ebay, Google, Amazon and Apple
Samsung, Nike, Nokia and Red Bull
They’re stealing off of you, so you should steal of off them
If you ignore them once ,they’ll just do it all again

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from Snowflake, released November 10, 2018

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"[They] remind me of The Clash" - Basil Gabbidon (Steel Pulse)

"I love this band. Punk minstrels who chronicle our times with humour, passion and immense talent." - Bob Oram, Morning Star

"Everybody please visit: Steve White & The Protest Family" - Tom Robinson

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