[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by kizzy

The queen makes no decisions... Do you think th PM has to run everything by her he does?.
I think all the pomp and ceremony is ridiculous. Herand her entourage are just a drain, we would have tourists without her.

TBH, most of the Royal Family's money and property were taken by the government a long time ago. They're very much a business now and are required to pay taxes. The money they give back to the state outweigh the money they take from it. And I'm pretty sure the American taxpayers pay much more towards the expenses of their First families than we do for the Royals.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Niall

I can never make my mind up on this.

I mean the radical part of me wants to abolish it and introduce a republic because, its quite backward and elitist.

But then another part of me doesn't want to end 1000s of years of tradition and cut off the Royals as a tourist attraction.

Originally Posted by 08marsh

TBH, most of the Royal Family's money and property were taken by the government a long time ago. They're very much a business now and are required to pay taxes. The money they give back to the state outweigh the money they take from it. And I'm pretty sure the American taxpayers pay much more towards the expenses of their First families than we do for the Royals.

Yeah, it's a tough one for for a former revolutionary anarchist, but nowadays I'd rather keep the monarchy who, by and large, pay for themselves, and shoot the bankers and brokers, who are just parasites .....