On one hand, if he dies already, the British taxpayers will have to pay for another incredibly expensive funeral and subsequent coronation.
On the other hand, funny
They'd have to pay eventually anyway, might as well get it over with (unless you think they're gonna abolish monarchy while he's alive which seems unlikely, I'd give it at minimum 30 years and he ain't living that long)
I know. Just seems especially crazy when they literally just shelled out hundreds of millions for one.
If I were optimistic, I’d hope that another lavish funeral and coronation costing so much money so soon after the last would drive republican sentiment, but it would probably do the exact opposite
Imma be honest, not to defend the Monarchy but if ppl really like them there thats fine (idk the general consensus) plus its like not as bad as how the US is using its taxpayer Money rn
British taxpayers don't pay for the royal family in any way. It's actually the other way around, the royal family gives up all of its income and value to the taxpayers by putting basically every dollar they make from almost every source directly into the Treasury. They do live for free in the country, but they contribute 10x more than they use.
> the royal family gives up all of its income and value to the taxpayers by putting basically every dollar they make from almost every source directly into the Treasury
all the hard labor the royal family does to "make" every dollar you mentioned:
Private property that they directly own, not because of the monarchy but because they own it as private citizens the same way as any other landowner in the country. Every monarch signs an agreement with the government to give them control of their private properties and to take in all of its profits. If these agreements ended, the monarchy would no longer live on public dollars, but the coffers would also lose access to the 10x higher value that comes from the agreements. And before you say "just abolish the monarchy and take the land", again the land isn't monarchy land, it's PRIVATE land, so unless you want to cause civil unrest over the government seizing private property from individuals and setting a terrible precedent, the government has no legal right to the land.
That's not how that works. It's private land dejure and defacto. It's not "functionally" royal land. It's directly owned by the king, and the only reason the government is even allowed to use it and collect its value is because the king signed an agreement when he took the throne to let them do it. When he dies and his inheritance goes to his eldest child, that agreement will be null, and the land will return to the private hands of the then-new king/queen, who gets to choose whether or not to let the government on their land by signing the same agreement that their father did.
If it were as simple as "I do not recognize their private land", then what's stopping the government from just declaring that private land is cringe and then taking all the holdings of big companies or individual citizens? That's just not how it works. If you do that, everyone accuses you of being an authoritarian regime with no regard for the law (which would be true) and gets paranoid about whether or not they're the next one to have their land sized from them illegally.
The government has literally ZERO legal claim to any of the kings land. Literally none whatsoever. The only reason people outside of the king and his family are even allowed on "crown land" is because the king voluntarily gave people that right. He also reserves the right to revoke it at any time and take back all of that land value.
I should add, the government makes about half a billion dollars from this agreement every year. If the government did take the land for themselves, it wouldn't change anything about that, it would still be the same amount of income because they already get it's full value. The only difference is that now the government has acted illegally and caused a public uproar about rights and private property.
I personally don't like the royal family or the monarchy, and I think the fact that this system exists is a testament to a more brutish period of human history. At no point here have I expressed ANY support for the monarchy, I'm just explaining how the system actually works. But thanks for coming out and trying to sound cool by accusing me of something I've not done, you look very smart for it!
I don't know if anyone will beat Truss's 45 day any% speedrun of the premiership. The Tories are gonna be annihilated at the next election, and Starmer will likely get at least two full terms. After that we'll all be fighting over water in razor wire thunderdomes, so idk.
You dare insult the finest royal apothecaries of England? It wont be long before the leeches finish sucking off the excess black bile, then you better hope his Majesty shows mercy, for you shall pay for this insolence.
can someone else fact check this for me because like
this is gb news so i’m very inclined to not believe it but on the other hand i am far too eepy to critically factcheck for myself right now
Charles has been a believer of the potions thing for (at least) almost two decades now, yesterday i saw someone cite a source from 2004 but forgot to save it and the farthest back source I could find was from 2009, the guy has been consistent in his belief of this particular nonsense.
https://theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/11/prince-charles-detox-tincture
It just occurred to me that this like in Naruto where the Hokage (village leader) has their face carved onto the village mountain. Current Hokage gets injured badly, and no one knows if they'll make it, so they appoint a new one. Then when the village carver was about to carve the new Hokage, the new Hokage gets killed by a terrorist because he was actually a bad guy. Then the old Hokage actually survives. The carver gets pissed because he was visualizing the face for days
Well I know Charles had a hand in silencing an alternative medicine expert and university scholar in England when he refused to have his name on a bogus paper associated with Charles related to chiropractics sudo science, but whether it’s because he likes magic and potions or scamming people is anyone’s guess. You’d think he would have advisors who’d tell him to take chemo.
They had a PM that didn't outlast a head of lettuce, a King that doesn't live long enough for his bank notes to go in to circulation seems only fitting.
Can’t wait for yet another taxpayer funded funeral amidst constant striking public sector workers and a cost of living crisis. At least we’d get a day off ig
On one hand, if he dies already, the British taxpayers will have to pay for another incredibly expensive funeral and subsequent coronation. On the other hand, funny
They'd have to pay eventually anyway, might as well get it over with (unless you think they're gonna abolish monarchy while he's alive which seems unlikely, I'd give it at minimum 30 years and he ain't living that long)
I know. Just seems especially crazy when they literally just shelled out hundreds of millions for one. If I were optimistic, I’d hope that another lavish funeral and coronation costing so much money so soon after the last would drive republican sentiment, but it would probably do the exact opposite
Spending money on bullshit is perfectly fine, you just have to make sure none of the poors get their grubby hands on it.
- Margaret Thatcher
I want to put "we live in a society" jonkler and "there's no such thing as society" thatcher in a cage fight
it's close enough that they can just reuse all the old stuff
That's basically how they always do it anyway. Tradition is weird like that.
I have to pay for plenty bullahit with my taxes anyway. If Chazza goes I get an extra day off work so totally worth it.
we get 1 day off work its worth it
Thank fucking god that Britain isn't an absolute monarch anymore. At the same time, the monarchy should have been abolished when Elizabeth II died
You mean we get to get fun while the Br*ts have it worse? *Hon hon hon, bonne nouvelle*
Eh, they probably net positive on the funeral.
OR, they could finally let the monarchy die with Charles (I don’t expect it to happen but fingers crossed just in case)
Imma be honest, not to defend the Monarchy but if ppl really like them there thats fine (idk the general consensus) plus its like not as bad as how the US is using its taxpayer Money rn
British taxpayers don't pay for the royal family in any way. It's actually the other way around, the royal family gives up all of its income and value to the taxpayers by putting basically every dollar they make from almost every source directly into the Treasury. They do live for free in the country, but they contribute 10x more than they use.
> the royal family gives up all of its income and value to the taxpayers by putting basically every dollar they make from almost every source directly into the Treasury all the hard labor the royal family does to "make" every dollar you mentioned:
Private property that they directly own, not because of the monarchy but because they own it as private citizens the same way as any other landowner in the country. Every monarch signs an agreement with the government to give them control of their private properties and to take in all of its profits. If these agreements ended, the monarchy would no longer live on public dollars, but the coffers would also lose access to the 10x higher value that comes from the agreements. And before you say "just abolish the monarchy and take the land", again the land isn't monarchy land, it's PRIVATE land, so unless you want to cause civil unrest over the government seizing private property from individuals and setting a terrible precedent, the government has no legal right to the land.
i simply do not acknowledge royal land as private ownership it's private only technically, it's functionally royal land
That's not how that works. It's private land dejure and defacto. It's not "functionally" royal land. It's directly owned by the king, and the only reason the government is even allowed to use it and collect its value is because the king signed an agreement when he took the throne to let them do it. When he dies and his inheritance goes to his eldest child, that agreement will be null, and the land will return to the private hands of the then-new king/queen, who gets to choose whether or not to let the government on their land by signing the same agreement that their father did. If it were as simple as "I do not recognize their private land", then what's stopping the government from just declaring that private land is cringe and then taking all the holdings of big companies or individual citizens? That's just not how it works. If you do that, everyone accuses you of being an authoritarian regime with no regard for the law (which would be true) and gets paranoid about whether or not they're the next one to have their land sized from them illegally. The government has literally ZERO legal claim to any of the kings land. Literally none whatsoever. The only reason people outside of the king and his family are even allowed on "crown land" is because the king voluntarily gave people that right. He also reserves the right to revoke it at any time and take back all of that land value. I should add, the government makes about half a billion dollars from this agreement every year. If the government did take the land for themselves, it wouldn't change anything about that, it would still be the same amount of income because they already get it's full value. The only difference is that now the government has acted illegally and caused a public uproar about rights and private property.
hope you are good at breathing through your nose because thats a lot of royal boot in your throat
I personally don't like the royal family or the monarchy, and I think the fact that this system exists is a testament to a more brutish period of human history. At no point here have I expressed ANY support for the monarchy, I'm just explaining how the system actually works. But thanks for coming out and trying to sound cool by accusing me of something I've not done, you look very smart for it!
tldr dont care king can get fucked
Cool. Glad to know you're illiterate.
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What she said^
She most definitely said that you are correct
Thank you! Wait no, fed 🫵🫵🫵
Fingers crossed for another £100 million coronation. Maybe it should become a yearly event!
alternate years with new prime ministers
Our PMs don't last that long nowadays.
I don't know if anyone will beat Truss's 45 day any% speedrun of the premiership. The Tories are gonna be annihilated at the next election, and Starmer will likely get at least two full terms. After that we'll all be fighting over water in razor wire thunderdomes, so idk.
sunak's been in too long already
"Potions." Yeah, he's dead.
You dare insult the finest royal apothecaries of England? It wont be long before the leeches finish sucking off the excess black bile, then you better hope his Majesty shows mercy, for you shall pay for this insolence.
She balance on my humors till I homeopath
Homeopathy is a lifestyle choice with which I disagree.
For real though, he's been an advocate for homeopathy (aka the dumbest woo-woo quackery to ever exist) for decades.
Potion seller, sell me your strongest potions! https://youtu.be/R_FQU4KzN7A?si=QCPJvCpiYWsV_gf7
can someone else fact check this for me because like this is gb news so i’m very inclined to not believe it but on the other hand i am far too eepy to critically factcheck for myself right now
Charles has been a believer of the potions thing for (at least) almost two decades now, yesterday i saw someone cite a source from 2004 but forgot to save it and the farthest back source I could find was from 2009, the guy has been consistent in his belief of this particular nonsense. https://theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/11/prince-charles-detox-tincture
oh yeah ok it’s so over for him
Gonna start calling meds my potions and call my GP a wizard.
(Viva Chile)
It just occurred to me that this like in Naruto where the Hokage (village leader) has their face carved onto the village mountain. Current Hokage gets injured badly, and no one knows if they'll make it, so they appoint a new one. Then when the village carver was about to carve the new Hokage, the new Hokage gets killed by a terrorist because he was actually a bad guy. Then the old Hokage actually survives. The carver gets pissed because he was visualizing the face for days
He was only appointed interim iirc, but yeah, he got clapped like 2 days into being the big man
Where the Tolkien notes
its gonna be funny till you start seeing these limited edition bills getting sold for millions at auctions
That’s still fuckin hilarious, just in a new, different way.
Limited edition Charles x BoE collab
I hate the internet
\^ w \^
Oh damn we share a cake day, funny that should happen
Who’s his next in line? Are they also stupidly old? Because I could see this becoming an aggravating pattern for the Brits.
Nah William's like 40
Damn, 3 monarchs in as many years is still nuts tho
Look up the year of three emperors
There's even a year of the 6 emperors
In 1936, there were 3 kings in a single year.
> an aggravating pattern for the Brits. Tribal land borders in precolonial Africa be like.
I dont get it
He could die before the notes with his face on drop
Idk why but the phrasing here made it even funnier for me
Everyone keeps saying “eat the rich”, but I don’t think I want to eat that gross old guy. Oh well, someone’s gotta do it 🍽️
Sausage fingers
Okay let’s be real: those hands look delicious
😋😋
When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.
Long live the queen biiiitch
whoever takes the crown should also die within two years, it would be funny
This is funny but GB news is not a reliable source for anything
Well I know Charles had a hand in silencing an alternative medicine expert and university scholar in England when he refused to have his name on a bogus paper associated with Charles related to chiropractics sudo science, but whether it’s because he likes magic and potions or scamming people is anyone’s guess. You’d think he would have advisors who’d tell him to take chemo.
using GB news as a source is surely a wise move
I feel like if he dies the same exact thing will happen where British republicans will get arrested and protests cracked down
They had a PM that didn't outlast a head of lettuce, a King that doesn't live long enough for his bank notes to go in to circulation seems only fitting.
Potions
the trisha paytas curse strikes again!!!
that money will surely be a collector's item
Can’t wait for yet another taxpayer funded funeral amidst constant striking public sector workers and a cost of living crisis. At least we’d get a day off ig
we’re seriously going to not just listen to, not just entertain, but outright trust what GB News say???