Did I read this correctly?

#27
#27
therealUT said:
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.
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Wait, you can have an opinion on this and it's OK, but if I do, I'm a jackass?

I personally don't give a **** what you think, or what the populace of the UK thinks.
 
#28
#28
golfballs03 said:
Wait, you can have an opinion on this and it's OK, but if I do, I'm a jackass?

I personally don't give a **** what you think, or what the populace of the UK thinks.
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Yes, you are a jackass and this post explains it all. Maybe, you should advise the UK on what is best for them.

This, right here, is prototypical American Arrogance. You and Volskin should get together and have a jingoistic, pro-America party.
 
#29
#29
therealUT said:
Yes, you are a jackass and this post explains it all. Maybe, you should advise the UK on what is best for them.

This, right here, is prototypical American Arrogance. You and Volskin should get together and have a jingoistic, pro-America party.
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You'd be in the same boat, then.

Is there something wrong with being pro-America? America fought a war to free ourselves from the out-of-touch monarchy in Britain. Evidently, they are still out of touch, outdated, and a complete waste of their subjects tax dollars.
 
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#31
golfballs03 said:
You'd be in the same boat, then.

Is there something wrong with being pro-America? America fought a war to free ourselves from the out-of-touch monarchy in Britain. Evidently, they are still out of touch, outdated, and a complete waste of their subjects tax dollars.
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The primary causes for the war were that the colonists wanted representation in Parliament and wanted the local governors to be appointed by the locals. "Mad King George" was not out of touch; in fact, every demand the subjects made regarding the tariffs and taxes they were protesting was granted by the Monarch. Unfortunately, for the UK, the frenzy was already too strong amongst "the rabble" to stop the impending revolt.

As for whether the current situation in the UK is at all analogous to that of the 1770s...no. The Brits support their monarchy and they have representation in the Parliament that decides to pay the Monarchy.

Being pro-America is a terrible thing when it blinds you from making rational decisions, from seeing the facts, and when it imbues you with a sense of some kind of cultural superiority over others. You have demonstrated all three of these traits today. Congrats.

golfballs03 said:
I guess you think George Washington was a pro-America jackass too.
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No, just a regular jackass.
 
#32
#32
therealUT said:
No, just a regular jackass.
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I'm not sure that's much of an insult, then

therealUT said:
Being pro-America is a terrible thing when it blinds you from making rational decisions, from seeing the facts, and when it imbues you with a sense of some kind of cultural superiority over others. You have demonstrated all three of these traits today. Congrats.
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LOL. That's the conclusion you come to for someone who thinks a $47M salary for the queen is ridiculous? OK! :salute:
 
#33
#33
golfballs03 said:
LOL. That's the conclusion you come to for someone who thinks a $47M salary for the queen is ridiculous? OK! :salute:
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Yes, it is.

Under the new arrangement, the Queen receives 15 percent of the profits made over two years from the Crown Estate, whose portfolio includes Regent Street, Windsor Great Park and more than half the country's shoreline.

Buckingham Palace said the Treasury calculations were based on forecasts. The sums the Queen will receive will depend on the Crown Estate's trading performance.

The Queen's income frozen until 2015 - Telegraph
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The Crown Estate

Property owned by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom 'in right of the Crown' - with origins dating back almost 1000 years.
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These properties, which once belonged to the family, are now run by a private firm at the behest of Parliament. The Royal Family gets a cut of the revenue.
 
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#34
therealUT said:
Yes, it is.





These properties, which once belonged to the family, are now run by a private firm at the behest of Parliament. The Royal Family gets a cut of the revenue.
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Not to even begin on the amount of money they receive from tourism. People are infatuated with the Royals.
 
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#35
XtennesseeX said:
Not to even begin on the amount of money they receive from tourism. People are infatuated with the Royals.
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I don't understand balls's gripe since the monarchy brings in so much revenue. If that's his gripe, then why doesn't he have problems with CEO's that make significantly more than the average employee or that could decrease cost of a product by paying him less?
 
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#37
VolsandVettes said:
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
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We have that here. We call it property taxes.

property taxes = 'rent' we pay to the government to get to keep our property
 
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#38
RespectTradition said:
We have that here. We call it property taxes.

property taxes = 'rent' we pay to the government to get to keep our property
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The money for property tax also goes towards infrastructure. It's not really rent if it's (supposed to be) reinvested into the community.
 
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