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> My personal pocket philosophy is that the money we pay the royal family is the cost of a peaceful transformation to democracy.

The transition is done, if you stopped now there would be no revolution to keep the monarchy.




> The transition is done, if you stopped now there would be no revolution to keep the monarchy.

True, now we're just paying interest on a purchase made generations ago.

Is that so bad? I assume it'll go away if the monarchy becomes unpopular.


> Is that so bad?

Is funneling tons of taxpayer money to some useless family of millionaires bad?

Yes, I think so. It's a moral failure and should just stop.




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