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Originally Posted by Chris
To me, the only persuasive argument against the monarchy is that it is the pinnacle of a class system that has no place in our modern society. However, that class system is slowly eroding beneath them anyway and, even if Charles shows no signs of being a modernizing monarch, it is clear that William will be.
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surely though the class system exists without a monarchy sure it's not a heriditary one like ours but i would say that Obama(the pinnacle of the American class system) and all the senators are upper class along with the heads of corporations ,having a class system is not dependant on having lords ,earls kings and queens imo ,so i would say even that isn't a good argument against the Monarchy imo
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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Same old simplistic rants coming out i see "they do nothing" and "they cost us money" seriously you people need to do some research before posting helps you to avoid looking completely ignorant. Monarchy does a hell of a lot for this country and most of it never gets reported or acknowledged as they don't make a fuss about it and certain media companys have their own agenda which is not served highlighting the work the royal family do for the benefit of this country.
They cost the country very little and actually revenues from crown estates outweigh any monies paid by the civil list by a considerable amount. Add in the dipomatic weight they have with near universal respect and the jobs and investment they bring to the UK and i think we would be a much poorer country in every sense if we got rid of them and became yet another republic.
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There you go Rizzy i posted this the other day for the benefit of other "revolutionaries"
i think it may be worth having it here as well
http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHous...penditure.aspx