Well, the veto is meaningless anyway. Firstly, it's a veto held by the monarch, not the heir, and it hasn't been used since Elizabeth the First anyway and would cause a constitutional crisis if it was.

I'm fine with stripping the majority of the tax exemptions. The legal exemptions depend on what exactly they are since, like most people, I didn't know they existed before now.

For fuck's sake, by ALL accounts, he's a decent fellow and an environmentalist!!! When they strip CORPORATIONS of their tax loopholes, THEN I might feel differently.

I think he should definitely pay taxes on his income and estates. However, if you're going to allow a monarchy and nobility in your country, you also have to recognize that they're going to have special privileges. In other words, a monarchy will cost you something. If you want to get rid of it because it costs too much, that is the people's right. But if you benefit from having a monarchy, you might want to think twice about it.

I think all of it is ridiculous, myself, but it does bring in tourists who are obsessed with all the trappings of monarchy, and a lot of people make their living by serving those people, so I can understand why Brits mostly support the monarchy.

None whatsoever. They perpetuate our disgusting system of privilege. All men and women are created equal.

some odd reason. I guess they like it because people in their former colonies come to visit and spend money there just so they can look at the castles and hopefully see the Queen or some other royal. That's the only reason I can think of to keep the monarchy, and I really don't think that's a very good reason. People will still come to visit. People interested in history and such will come to see their attractions and they don't need the Queen to play hostess.

I really think it would be a blessing to the royal family if they were legally treated like everyone else and paid taxes like everyone else. Release them from the burden of showing up for ribbon-cuttings and all the tourist shit and leave them alone.

that Britain is now an American colony

Our intelligence agencies share with theirs and there's a lot of partnership there. Our government colludes with theirs, like Clinton and Blair. I don't know if we're a British colony or if they've become an American colony, but we're definitely all tied up with each other. Britain's future is just part of America's future.