The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained
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Uploaded by CGPGrey on Apr 19, 2011
I decided to put this together after hearing one too many people moan about **getting a public holiday** for the Royal Wedding.
Full script at: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/the-true-cost-of-the-royal-family/
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Victoria the Epic! x)
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Why do I think of this CGPGrey as some cool history teacher trolling around :D Love your videos!
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KONY 2012
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@BBFNTL It's a good question, and I don't claim to KNOW the answer, but I bet they obtained it legally. I bet that because at the time the got it the Royal family had absolute power, so even if they just seized it, the act was legal. It may not be legal NOW, but new laws don't apply retroactively, so there's not much to be done about it. Taking royal land now would be illegal NOW, in exactly the same way taking someone's house from him is illegal. It's just their land, period.
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@BBFNTL If you inherited land from your grandfather, it would be rightfully yours. Also, both you and the Royals have to pay inheritance tax.
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Was the "huge tracks of land" a line from Monty Python, or just coincidence?
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not heard the profit from them argument before.
But certainly, an elected head of state would be no cheaper at all. more likely more expensive
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Victoria the Epic hahaha
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@griizinjkalns ouch sounds painful
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Hva faen! :D
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