So if you ever run into financial trouble and I owe you money, when you come to me and ask for the money back I can tell you that I'm not paying it back because you need to get your affairs in order first?
The two things aren't linked, the fact that we need to get our house in order is surely a reason to make sure we're ensuring we can get in whatever revenue we can?
No, you do not get my point. In both cases, it's YOUR tax money we are talking about. It is very much connected. So, if two people owe you money, do you go to the one who owes you 1 billion dollars or to the one who owes you 10 dollars first?
Well, it is fairly obvious that fixing the huge debt problem in the UK and all developed countries in the similar situation is the most urgent thing to do instead of trying to fill the hole with the "missing" taxes here and there, because no matter how Google and other will pay in tax locally it will never make up for the huge hole they are digging everyday through their inability to keep a straight budget.
The two things aren't linked, the fact that we need to get our house in order is surely a reason to make sure we're ensuring we can get in whatever revenue we can?