Life is not so fluffy, many people cannot just "pick a job they like but choose minimum wage instead". Where did you get this idea? Many people want steady work, but cannot get it because immigrants are undercutting them. They pay their workers less than minimum wage (which is illegal) and get round this by housing too many people in one accommodation (again, illegal).
I totally agree with everything except the amount of crimes.
But to continue on your statement/argument, criminallity is soley related to bad socioeconomic status and not whether you are immigrant or native citizen.
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Thoose people had the option to pick the better job, they just failed to pick it at the right time and now it's too late.
Actually, for members of the royal family to be payed they actually need to work. They can't just party and have fun to get money from the taxfund. Ofc, the family has some private assets etc as well that can be used.
A large sum of the tax that goes to the royal family also goes to the plenthora of old castles and grounds that comes with them.
Really dont care about it. Many people here like it and i guess it can be seen as living history as we have the oldest monarchy in the world and oldest flag to boot.
You might also become a criminal by dogmatically following an ideology that clashes with the laws of your country, which is certainly a problem with some Middle Eastern immigrants.
OnT: Our king is funny, but I don't really see the point in having a royal house. Then again, it's not like it's doing any real harm either. The money it costs is miniscule compared to all the other stuff we waste tax money on.
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And here I was under the assumption you actually have to have some qualifications for certain professions. But then again, I'm working just a bit above minimum wage myself, what do I know, huh?
Not everyone has the opportunity to pick a profession they most feel like doing. I'd rather pay my bills now than starve while applying to jobs I'll never land or wasting my time studying a degree that still won't help me get a job.
On topic, however, I really have no opinion. My country is not a monarchy (constitutional or otherwise), but other than some pretty embarrassing details of the life of a certain king in a certain neighboring country, seems like them royal folk is pretty harmless. There are some people in power here in Finland however, who I'd very much like to see dethroned (heh) but alas, I'm not the one doing the choosing (and curse that fellow d'Hondt).
Link to the poll showing that and the demographic? As a Danish citizen, I can say that I think it's a major waste of both time and money. As previously stated in the topic, they have no power, and they're spending taxpayer money we could use for something usefull instead of letting a family of people who have done nothing to deserve it "live like kings" (quite literally).
I'm fine with it. They got no real power whatsoever and is a nice uniting force in times of need.
They also do a tremendous ammount of PR for the country traveling with trade delegations, handing out the Nobel Price etc which added up trumps the appanage by miles.
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I'm speaking for myself here but I like Queen Elizabeth. I like her in the same way that a person likes a mean grandma. You really care about her and wish her the best, but you don't want to live in her house. I'll be sad when she dies. I may be biased since I have estranged and distant family in the Uk, but I wonder if anyone else feels similar (about monarchs in general)
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I don't think the royals cost more money than they generate through tourism. I don't think we need a president because it's a waste of taxpayers money, presidents get to "live like kings" too so they're not really better... they're supposed to represent the values of democracy yet they're a lot richer than average person. Might as well have a king/queen who doesn't only take money instead.