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# TITLE: Is it OK to use tax havens? [d80518c4da01c1d627edc0ff79198902]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 2
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The practice of using tax havens to reduce the taxes paid by individuals or corporations is extremely damaging to society and therefore, ethically wrong.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - No, it is not ok to use tax havens. Tax havens allow for the wealthiest individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax, which is a social responsibility and should be shared equally. It would feel like an injustice that some individuals or organisations get to escape this. Tax havens are also used for money laundering, which is a huge issue and can be hugely damaging to society. The use of tax havens is hugely destructive on society and allows for a great split on the income gap between the richest and poorest. In the UK we have organisations like the NHS that rely heavily on income from collected tax in order to function. When UK citizens spend their money and it is then sent out of the state into a personal tax haven to contribute to the wealth of an individual it takes away from the greater good. Additionally it allows for individuals with greater wealth to have more power over the state and its decision making capabilities therefore impacting lower class citizens, as they cannot suffer the same consequences as individuals who pay tax.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - It is not okay to use tax havens as this results in an unequal distribution of wealth and gives rich people the ability to avoid paying tax for a greater social good. The role of the government in the 21st century is to create a welfare state in which all individuals can benefit from the resources provided. Tax havens can be used to reduce the amount of tax that people have to pay, which reduces the amount of money that can be used to fund a welfare state. Using tax havens is morally wrong and is also illegal, which makes it very hard to police. Therefore, the answer to the question is no, it is not okay to use tax havens.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - No, it is not OK to use tax havens. Tax havens are used for money laundering. As far as I know, tax havens are totally illegal and could not be tolerated by the judiciary.
3: 2,3,1,4
2: 2,3,4,1