2007-10-14 08:52:04 · 17 answers · asked by The Bassline Libertine 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
sherryn: If I were you I'd be more worried about the corruption in my own country, and the idiots who voted in Bush.
2007-10-15 03:32:13 · update #1
I don't care about no sissy royal family
2007-10-14 08:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋
The Royal Family, is very important to the strength and integrity of Great Britain. The Royal Family acts as a finial check and balance of power against the British Parliament. The Queen can still refuse the Royal Assent. And if public support backed that action in the case of more taxation, then it would not receive her assent and become law. Her Assent can not be overridden. The Royal Family ensures that citizens of the United Kingdom retain their democratic rights. This ensures that the United Kingdom will not split into civil war and allow the rise of a dictatorship or tyrant, as has happened in the past.
2007-10-15 10:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by rrctbgwr 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm an American, and when I consider the choice made by the American people for the "current occupant" of the White House, I'd be happier having an impotent monarch as head of state, paired with a prime minister who is far easier to remove than a president. Elizabeth II has done far more good for your country than ill. You should be grateful.
2007-10-14 19:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by colder_in_minnesota 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No . People say they bring in more tourists but that's a pathetic reason to have a royal family , you might as well have another theme park.
Countries like France and Egypt get more tourists without a royal family
2007-10-15 12:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if people did research they would see that we get more from the royal family than they get from us(sorry our democratic "lol" government gets more,
also think about the jobs they provide ,
i bet most of the people who say get shut don't know a thing about the history of Great Britain,
i wonder how many know what happened in 1066 ??
2007-10-15 14:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by quasar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What would those "benefits" be? Private parties for elites & dignitaries of the world? I honestly can't see the rewards of a monarchy. But then, I am an American whose ancestors came to America to escape English rule. I wish they had stayed & fought harder to stop a corrupt group of high powered thieves who are still causing trouble to this very day. I can't believe that the ruling powers of my country decided it was in the "best interest" of world peace to get into bed with the UK. There is much I don't understand when it comes to politics. It is all about "old money & blood lines". In the states, we call it "the good ol'e boy network"!
2007-10-14 19:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I say yes, they do. The Royals bring a since of living history and charm. To lose them would be a travesty.
2007-10-14 16:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Julia B 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Benefits? Sorry what are the benefits? A class-ridden society; a future king with ideas boardering on the mad (homeopathy); old fashioned (architecture, hunting); and reactionary (expecting his home to be paid for by tax payers when he earns a fortune).
Let the Queen finish her reign then if prince charles thinks he is so good he could stand for election as President.
2007-10-14 16:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Yea they get taxed the gov treates them like rubish and they don't have any real power now they just act like a stamp on things for the gov.
They bring in tourism which is really important for this country and they vist places that had foot and mouth and stuff so they do try on the other hand if they don't like you, you end up in a 'car accident'.
2007-10-14 16:03:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Waste of space the whole lot of them,,there are hungry kids here in the UK,,never seen any of the Royals put their hands in their pockets,,Mr Al Fayed does more for the kids here
2007-10-15 01:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No!
They have a wealth of money, yet we still have to pay for them in our taxes. And tell me how they bring benefits? If you mean from tourism and bringing money in from that, then it still doesn't benefit me 'cos I don't live in London.
The only way they can be of benefit is to put their hand in their pocket and give this country some of their millions.
2007-10-14 16:33:37 · answer #11 · answered by Eeyore 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋