Should we abolish the Monarchy?

I lived in India for five years pal, I know all about poverty. I was born on a council estate to a druggie and an alcoholic, and then I was adopted into an upper class family. Welfare gives nothing back to the country. The monarchy does. Perhaps you need to stop insulting people and acting like you know the way the world works.

Dodging so much tax that her tax rate is 100% with an effective rate of 85%.

Out of curiosity does she have an official salary?

Well that's terribly sad and I'm sorry about that but you can't go around TSR not allowing other people to have their own opinions. I respect your opinion and see your point but I'm sticking to mine.

Out of curiosity does she have an official salary?

The has no official salary, however she has an income that is surrendered in its entirety to the treasury.

I see your opinion too, let's avoid insults and stick to proper debate?

By and large all expenses are paid, including maintenence of property and travel costs it amounts to around £40 million P/A.

By and large all expenses are paid, including maintenence of property and travel costs it amounts to around £40 million P/A.

TBH is see them as quite irrevelant, they hardly affect my daily life, and I dont really care about them. Overall, there so pointless and contary to democarcy they may as well go.
But Hey heritage and they're good for tourism

I really don't think so...

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Nope, because money.

As usual, CGP Grey comes to the rescue with a beautifully informative video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw

seen that video and billion times, child. it's mostly ill-informed improper-ganda.

Nonsense video.

^ Nonsense post. See, I can do it too.

Well, if you bothered to watch the video I posted, you'd see a complete tear-down of everything said in the first video.

Don't want to get involved in this argument, but the sheer number of dislikes on the video you posted (plus the reasons for them, explained in the comment section) makes me doubt the validity of it.

Brilliant take-down:
[video="youtube;_2IO5ifWKdw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2IO5ifWKdw[/video]

There were no reasons in the comment section, just a bunch of fools posting "hurr durr, your arguments are dumb". Cgpgrey has a boatload of dick suckers who probably came over to this video and disliked without even watching, or watching without an open mind.

Nope, because money.

As usual, CGP Grey comes to the rescue with a beautifully informative video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw

Nonsense video, as the video below demonstrates.




Agreed.


Brilliant take-down:
[video="youtube;_2IO5ifWKdw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2IO5ifWKdw[/video]

Actually, this is the nonsense video. It makes no attempt to explain 'loss through inflexibility', and it smacks of being an entirely made-up category. It also assumes the absolute worst result for the security cost. In any case, I consider security costs as much as it needs to be to keep the subjects safe. The amount spent is not decided by the monarch, but is based on assessments by the experts.