The Saarinen exhibition showing at the Museum of the City of New York offers a fascinating insight into this search for an aesthetic that could, simultaneously, express both egalitarianism and imperialism. ... And Saarinen with his building complexes for Bell Laboratories, television company CBS, car manufacturer General Motors and soon-to-be technology company IBM (all companies helping America to claim the 20th century as its own) is credited with inventing the ...

They donate 50% of their incomes to the government and still the papers scream it isnt enough and more must be taken, then theres countrys a couple of hours flight away promising 10% taxes and resettlement help. I'd leave. ... The top people in the City don't need to be furious do they? If they are patriotic, they might be a little sad if they have to leave for pastures new in New York, Geneva or elsewhere. Then again, it might be an exciting prospect. ...

Gordon Brown has encouraged giving with new tax breaks. If the rich tire of one of their homes, which has no doubt risen vastly in value, they can give it to charity and pay no capital gains tax. Ditto any shares they donate. ... Quite a small group of powerful clan chiefs of the City could change the tax-averse culture of the rich. They could shame the non-domiciled, the private-equity tax evaders, the trust fund inheritance tax cheats and their whole wicked tribe of tax ...

They do not work as hard for each penny as those earning £150 000, yet they will evade tax, get their knighthood from Gordon Brown and donate to Labour, whilst those £150000 sloggers are punished. ... David, New York City, USA. Blue Baby, London and Matthew, London -you two need to get together. for your inforamtion blue Baby (as Michael points out but totally misunderstands)the problem with increasing tax rates on the "so called" wealthy earning over £150,00, ...