The Queen Who Stares at Boats

[Anomalocaris]

To be fair, I don't think everyone would object as much if the British Royal family was miniaturized like the Swedish and Japanese Royal families.

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It's not how much the Royals cost, it's the fact they probably don't cost more compare to what people elsewhere pay for much the samething without a second thought.

Good thing that Tibs has blasted holes in the tourism argument, which means that "doesn't cost more" statement you made is going to be hard to meet.

No, it's not. Does the maintenance of the national mall and all the fixed memorials and monuments around it really pay for itself? If not, then why is the comparison not apt? I understand the annuall invest in Royals is actually relatively modest, and won't be able to pay for even a single day's American presence in Afghanistan.

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How many fortunes were not made on the backs of somebody else?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque

It is enough that I know for myself which arguments are sound. There is no need to restrict myself to sound arguments if unsound ones would work just as well.