Did I read this correctly?

[golfballs]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/pay-freeze-for-queen-in-uk-austerity-measures/

The Queen of England gets paid $47 MILLION per year??????

:jawdrop:

 

[MG1968]

nice work if you can find it, eh?

 

[utvolpj]

nice to get paid that much for being born. Probably why they're getting in trouble

 

[KiffinKiller]

meh. No different than us paying Cruise $47M to turn out crap like Interview With a Vampire.

 

[golfballs]

Completely absurd

 

[golfballs]

meh. No different than us paying Cruise $47M to turn out crap like Interview With a Vampire.

It's actually completely different. We aren't paying Cruise $47M in tax dollars.

 

[utvolpj]

meh. No different than us paying Cruise $47M to turn out crap like Interview With a Vampire.

tax dollars don't fund that directly

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Well at least she has $500K to blow, maybe we can get her a US Visa and one of those McMansions

 

[gasguy98]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/pay-freeze-for-queen-in-uk-austerity-measures/

The Queen of England gets paid $47 MILLION per year??????

:jawdrop:

Indefensible injustice and greed like this are what caused a revolution in 1776 and the birth of the USA.

 

[XtennesseeX]

I understand she doesn't necessarily do anything of importance, but I'm pretty sure the UK earns a lot more in profit off of the Royal Family.
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[n_huffhines]

meh. No different than us paying Cruise $47M to turn out crap like Interview With a Vampire.

Except for one of them is paid by exacting force over the general public and the other is paid voluntarily by stupid people.

 

[n_huffhines]

I understand she doesn't necessarily do anything of importance, but I'm pretty sure the UK earns a lot more in profit off of the Royal Family.
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How do they do that?

 

[volinbham]

nice work if you can find it, eh?

strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a
mandate from the masses, not from some farcicial aquatic ceremony

 

[golfballs]

sounds about right

 

[VolsandVettes]

How do they do that?

The way I understand it is the royal family owns the vast majority of the realestate in the UK.

Maybe they rent it out for Walmarts and McDonalds.lol

 

[XtennesseeX]

How do they do that?

IIRC, between crown estates, tourism, etc. The UK gets more than they spend on the Royals.
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[therealUT]

I understand she doesn't necessarily do anything of importance, but I'm pretty sure the UK earns a lot more in profit off of the Royal Family.
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To the tune of $785M/year.

However, Americans want to be outraged with the customs and cultures of other nations.

 

[golfballs]

well the royal family certainly needs it :whatever:

 

[therealUT]

well the royal family certainly needs it :whatever:

Do you just want something to ***** about? Why do you care? Not your tax dollars; not your country.

 

[golfballs]

To the tune of $785M/year.

However, Americans want to be outraged with the customs and cultures of other nations.

just because it's a custom doesn't make it OK

 

[therealUT]

just because it's a custom doesn't make it OK

Maybe if they do not need it, they should not have it...

 

[hndog609]

strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a
mandate from the masses, not from some farcicial aquatic ceremony

If I went around saying I was an empereror just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away!

 

[golfballs]

Do you just want something to ***** about? Why do you care? Not your tax dollars; not your country.

Why do you care to respond to the thread?

 

[therealUT]

Why do you care to respond to the thread?

To expose jackasses like yourself. The vast majority (almost 80%) of the populace in the UK support the majority (that is a higher percentage of the populace than pays taxes).

If the subjects of the UK wants to get rid of their monarchy, they will; if not, they will keep it.

 

[golfballs]

Maybe if they do not need it, they should not have it...

Why not just pay her $200 Million a year.