Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Royal waste of tax money


I have held my tongue about this issue, hoping that it would not get on my nerves enough for me to write about it- well, sorry to say it has.
The fairytale wedding of Prince Willy and Kate M. Now, for one I cannot understand why there is such a buzz about this. Granted he is a Prince, but really, this is not the 1800s and let's face it, the royal family concept is pretty outdated. The times when the royal family had a real function in a country or to a certain people is long gone, yet the tax payer forks out millions to support these noble leeches. So, why then are we so excited about it- especially the British, who will be funding the obviously lavish event? And of course, the honeymoon!
Do they not realize that most of them really won't be invited, or do they think there is some kind of benefit in this union for the public?

Perhaps it awakens the romantic in people- a fairytale prince charming (which let's face it, Will is not) marrying the woman of his dreams. I do not buy it. It is being seen as the wedding of the decade and the next big think since Big Ears married Lady Di. Ho hum.

I am not going to harp on about this, but just need to get it off my chest.
In my view, the royal leeches should be made to get real jobs or if they insist on leeching funds from the public, do community benefiting work for at least 5 days a week. Earn the money they are being given. And this goes for royalty worldwide. The public's taxes go to supporting their lavish life style, and while the average tax payer battles to get by and eats basic foods, with few luxuries, his or her tax goes to give the royal's a diamond lifestyle, full of wow cars, expensive foods, the best drink and wonderful holidays anywhere in the world.
How stupid is the public to just accept this?

I guess pretty, based on the fact that these millionaires live the life of the top cats, while  really not giving much benefit to their subjects nor having much  say in the country in which they reside or 'rule' over.
Long live the royals hey.
Yawn...