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19. My understanding is that the money returned to the treasury from royal businesses far exceed

Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:01 PM

Feb 2022

the payments made to the royal family, so they are in effect a profit center for the government.

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Defund the royal family [View all] Goodheart Feb 2022 OP

Maybe should be here... Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #1

Really it's not any of our business & they don't harm us, do they? Hekate Feb 2022 #2

What's that saying? Bettie Feb 2022 #3

Agreed. And what he's doing is actively trying... brush Feb 2022 #6

Yeah, I agree with the OP sentiment, but they're not our monkeys. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #15

Yeah Dorian Gray Feb 2022 #27

Actually... Jacson6 Feb 2022 #4

That makes it OK? lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #16

Defund the oligarchy here at home pecosbob Feb 2022 #5

We do have pressing problems of our own, don't we? Hekate Feb 2022 #8

Nope.... Royalty is tourism, ratings, human interest, rich, and human LakeArenal Feb 2022 #10

Why is this in GD? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #11

The usual periodic resentment post Hekate Feb 2022 #21

The person who thinks that whistler162 Feb 2022 #29

Royal family is actually a net win for the British... JT45242 Feb 2022 #12

Britain could still have all its castles and even a royal family Goodheart Feb 2022 #13

I don't care what anyone says CatWoman Feb 2022 #14

But people wouldn't go to see them JT45242 Feb 2022 #24

They bring in lots and lots of tourist's dollars Raine Feb 2022 #18

Yes, no, it depends. Igel Feb 2022 #25

not for us to decide demtenjeep Feb 2022 #22

I didn't say otherwise. Goodheart Feb 2022 #23

Andrew's salary comes from the Queen's private money obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #30

None of my beeswax. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #31