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RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 11, 2015 at 5:57 am
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Spot on. People who tout the fiscal pros ignore the fiscal cons, such as the Duchy of Cornwall which makes an undisclosed sum (sure to be vast) from investments solely to benefit Charles et al directly from tax payers. We don't see a penny, but the Duchy owns a vast portfolio of businesses and land.
Oh, and no tax. How fair.
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RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 11, 2015 at 5:58 am
Hmm, they get to hide their accounts like the church?
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RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 11, 2015 at 6:53 am
Hmm... the waters muddy once more.
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RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 11, 2015 at 11:40 am
(May 11, 2015 at 6:28 am)Ben Davis Wrote: (May 11, 2015 at 6:00 am)Pandæmonium Wrote: Indeed. And that's only in the UK. If we also take in to consideration the money the Crown makes from land & businesses owned elsewhere in the Commonwealth, where little/no argument can be made regarding the value of 'royal tourism', the case against their existence becomes even stronger.
Indeed France is the most visited country in Europe and famously beheaded their nobility.
People don't come to see the queen, they come to see Buckingham Palace.
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RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 11, 2015 at 12:25 pm
(May 11, 2015 at 11:40 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: Indeed France is the most visited country in Europe and famously beheaded their nobility.
People don't come to see the queen, they come to see Buckingham Palace.
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These tourists only ever get to see the buildings, the palaces and whatnot. Are they really so shallow that they only show up because someone they themselves would most likely object to having in their country lives inside?
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RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 14, 2015 at 11:29 am
As regards the Royal family, I'm a Jacobite:-
"Whosoever has the favour of Parliament shall be Monarch"
see; "Glorious Revolution" and Abdication of Edward VII
As it stands the monarchy is a fig-leaf for Parliament who have far less integrity than Royals.
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