Can any britfags enlighten me as to why a modern democracy still needs these useless relics of a monarchy?
They basicly act like hollywood celebrties but make no movies.
Taking up fake causes and goals and such.
If they were legit monarchs at least they would be doing something. (Acting as the executive power of a country) yet they only hold ceremonial power.
Useless tax waste.
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"They have no real power'
"It's really a democracy. They are only there to represent continuity and british culture"
Am i the only one who think they are an expensive bunch of artistocrats who live a life of privilege on the back of hard working britons?
>They are only there to represent continuity and british culture
Well.. Meghan ended that
I don't think the Royals get any tax money. But if they do, that would certainly be shameful.
Agreed, though, they are leeches and for sure should be stripped of everything, since their wealth was actually obtained on the backs of taxpayers anyway
Well, they still live in Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Clarence House...You name it. They wine and dine on the taxpayer's money. They might not get high "salary" but they sure live the best wellfare life one can ever dream of.
Then I say "Bust 'em down to scrub status"
>why do rich people exist we have a modern democracy
What a retarded fucking sentiment.
Only to Canada, they cost more than 40 million a year. Last visit cost us more than 250k just in plane travel.
They own a shit ton of property. Real estate is their asset. They own fucking entire city blocks, palaces, farming lands, buildings, and even countries. They do not pay taxes, as an incentive to keep all the properties off the market, therefore inflating the value of all real estate. They keep all the income from the rents.
Oh, and under British law the ruling monarch technically owns all of Canada and Australia. Including all vast resources. She could legally “seize” anything... including your home.
That wasnt in any way my sentiment.
I asked why these royal monarchy relics live off of taxpayer money.
Rich people who made their money in business add to the GDP of their country.
They create jobs, products and services.
But hey if you love royalfucks so much can you fund me as your king?
Don't worry I wont actually run your life as a king, it's just ceremonial.
IIRC all the revenues from crown-owned farmland and and other shit is handed over to the government, UK spends quite a bit running the Royal Family show but they're still turning a tidy profit.
What are the odds all those institutions and palaces will be paying their own way after a Labour government is done with them?
They owned the fucking land as kings and queens. Why do you think the transfer of power was peaceful as fuck? Do you not think these "relics" have political pull anymore?
It doesn't, most people don't give a shit about these lizards.
>Do you not think these "relics" have political pull anymore
Nope.
>Why do you think the transfer of power was peaceful as fuck?
It was the perfect scam to be quite honest. These lads just officialised their status as overlords of everything they can survey by "transfering" executive power. Nobody really contest their autority and their privileges. They are just there, living the best life ever and enjoying outmost safety, Middle Age's Kings had to survive, had to participate to the life of their kingdom. There was always a brother or a cousin ready to take what was yours. Nowaday, they just enjoy tea and scones, blowjobs and private Harry Potter tours. All draped in gold and diamond.
LOL. Sweet innocence. That's why almost nobody talk about Prince Andrew's friendship with Epstein in the Uk, right?
They bring in more money through tourism alone than they ever spend.
>They are only there to represent continuity and british culture
There is something to be said for continuity and having a common figurehead who s above partisan politics. The alternative is to have a President who half the country hates at any given time and that’s no good for the unity of the nation, as we see from the US which seems to be becoming an ever more divided country. The UK has been very lucky with the current queen who has really never put a foot wrong in her role though I’m less enamoured of her offspring but William seems like a decent prospect for king.
Their purpose is tourism, diplomatic relations and tradition
I know everyone says this, but I really think our tourism revenue would be the same without the monarchy. Britain has great things to see outside of some gay palace.
They are the least of our issues, though. We should be spending our concern on the shithole that is every single city in the UK.
Bring the lube in.
They aren't a tax burden in any way. The royal family has an agreement to give the government all the earnings from Royal land on the British Isles and in return the government pays for whatever they want within obvious reason. In fact the government profits off of the Royal Family without even considering the tourism that they bring in.
Sauce?
Is Boris stupid enough to attempt to distract from his astronomical fuck ups of Brexit by blaming the royal family? I am so excited for Halloween 2k19. Spookiest day of the century.
So, let me get this straight - the land and all of the wealth that they *forcibly* took off the backs off the peasant class they now graciously give the proceeds off of to the government? And the government agrees to pay their bills?
How about if I literally steal someones house, rent it out, but then give them what's left after I pay my bills? Is that a square deal? I didn't think so, LOL.
The entire family is an outrageous embarrassment.
Haha what? The govt profits from "earnings" from the Royal land? What in the fuck century are you living in?
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Theyre like another branch of government, there with the power to dissolve government if the government gets too bad. The royals keep the gov in check and vice versa.
The government takes around £350 mil each year from the royal family of which normally 25% is granted back unless a special grant is required. On top of that, the tourism that the royal family creates brings in (conservatively) around £500 mil per year and has been reportedly as high as almost £2bil.
The Queen also pays tax on any land that is privately owned and isn't owned by the Crown.
>I really think our tourism revenue would be the same without the monarchy
Then you're lying to yourself. People aren't coming here for fields and castles.
What do you want from inbred island monkeys? A proper government? Fuck you, they can't even leave an international union after the majority voted fot it.
This. Every branch of the armed forces swears an oath to the Queen, not the government. If she wants the donkeys taken out to pasture, they aren't going to say no.
>good for the economy
>good for international diplomacy
>unites the commonwealth
>upset millenials by existing
There's 4 perfectly good reasons for them
The money they receive is a portion of the profits from thier properties, they don't cost anywhere near as much as they bring in
They have no actual power and anything involving them is purely ceremonial but they bring in an order of magnitude more in tourism than they cost the tax payer so it's win/win.
Trudeau spends more than that on bbc
The uk royals are similar to the kardashians, but at least even the kardashians do something for their fame/wealth
Absolute fucking brainlet
This. People never understood the scam they are running. It's all good and democratic until you want them out.
>but at least even the kardashians do something for their fame/wealth
>literally unbroken line descending from conquers
>buckingham palace tourism
>perpetual royal weddings masturbation
Are you serious?
They should be executed. Brits are stupid to let these fuckers exist and fuck them in the arse. They don't help the economy, and they more than likely pocket money from the people. Leeches of society. I don't work hard just for fuckers like these to profit off my hard work. Same with the ultra rich fucks. They didn't earn shit, mostly they inherited it from their parents, who inherited it from their grandparents, and they have no qualms in killing off the competition and have millions of people bail them out in economic crisises just so they can party with their cronies. The only reasons these fucks have the power is because the 98% of people are allowing themselves to be dicked down without lube by wankers like them.
Hi, Jeremy.
Wow you have zero understanding of literally everything and how things work. How do you function? Is breathing a difficult endeavor on your part?
Properties...who belong to the british citizens, right?
Dude, I'd say he's hit it right on the button, mang.
don't give 3 shits about the monarchy. would love to check out castles though.
Good for you. That doesn't change the fact that most tourists come here to see the big gay palace and to annoy the Grenadier Guards.
A royal baby is already more important than a hard working british train conductor. Change my mind.
>always on strike
>hard working
That's because you're also a moron.
>They should be executed
Fucking why?
>Brits are stupid to let these fuckers exist and fuck them in the arse
This is how half the population got baited to let Brexit happen (350 million a year to EU which wasn't fucking real) and that's a current nightmare we're all in right now.
>They don't help the economy
That's fucking wrong. There is empirical evidence that they're a net positive.
>and they more than likely pocket money from the people
What the fuck does that even mean?
> I don't work hard just for fuckers like these to profit off my hard work.
Without their equipment/infrastructure like a place to work and shit to work with you'd have no job. Your labour alone is worthless without proper context.
>They didn't earn shit, mostly they inherited it from their parents, who inherited it from their grandparents
And?
>The only reasons these fucks have the power is because the 98% of people are allowing themselves to be dicked down without lube by wankers like them.
These people can nuke you from this planet. What the fuck are you talking about?
Castle visits is interesting as fuck. I highly recommend Windsor to be quite honest. Whatever you say about the monarchy, they have real taste for real estate and really know how to showcase the world's treasure they stole over time.
Counterpoint: I am a certified stable genious.
Checkmate, you dirty, dirty atheist....
i’ve heard this excuse on multiple occasion and it is absolute hogwash
It's math.
Exactly. This type of argument is used to justify all KINDS of stupid bullshit. Like the Olympics. What a disaster that is for the city but "hurr durr it brings in tourists!!"
Meanwhile the city is bankrupt - good job, idiots, you just fucked your city right proper.
Oh u
Monarchs be like:
>Let's call my buddy at the City
>Set up trust funds in tax heaven
>"We ain't got billions. We are the humble monarch who represent the british, please pay to repair Buckingham Palace".
>Set up a LL Corporation in the Bahamas. Call it Queen Construction LLC.
>Talk to the PM. He's a cousin. "Hire Queen Construction LLC" for the repairs.
>Slowly transfer public money into the trust fund
>Profit!
I wouldn't be at ALL surprised at finding this was true. They are literal thieves.
if anything those fuckers pay a lot of fucking taxes, your tax money doesn't go to them you faggot
It's already happening mate. 100%
https:// www. independent.co.uk /news/uk/home-news/paradise-papers-tax-haven-secrets-the-queen-appleby-law-firm-offshore-finance-a8039041 .html
amerifag monarchist here. because fuck democracy and mob rule. it reminds brits they used to no be such cucks.
>it reminds brits they used to no be such cucks.
There is nothing more cuck than obeying a family that rule because their ancestor ruled.
Hypothetical. All the queen blood descendants die. And go
All praise to your overlords.
I'd rather keep a royal family instead of have a president that thinks they can do what they like. (Examples: Mitterrand, Sarkozy, Nixon,Bush JR, Trump, Stalin, Hitler, Poutin ... And that's just a few of many)
don’t you have a prime minister as well? seems redundant
>don’t you have a prime minister as well? seems redundant
Yes they do and I don't know where that retarded bloke saw that the royal family can't do as they like.