He could still be the head of the church of England and all those titles without taking millions in taxes to live a bizarre life of decadence.
Those tax £s could go to feed the poor and heat homes for the elderly.
Wouldn't that *improve* their standing in religion??
Why is taking from the poor to live a life 100x more luxurious than anyone would ever need considered pious?
@violet @selzero While I agree in theory, the problem is that almost every society uses a system with tiers of privilege.
You have the wealthy ruling class at the top, often historically based on a belief system such as religion and/or capitalism.
Then you have the management tier who do the bidding of the rulers and pass on their demands to the lower class.
The lower class obey their orders and do the dirty work of the ruling class.
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@violet @selzero We tried a republic in England centuries ago. The king was dethroned and beheaded. A proper parliament replaced the old one.
Guess what happened next? The republic failed and a new king was installed by public demand. The people didn’t like the terms and conditions of the republic.
You may not like it but it’s democracy in action. The will of the people prevailed.
If public opinion changes again the monarchy can be binned. Democracy will always win.
Now you are talking about the capitalist system that has risen up from feudalism based on taking the work of others and turning it into profits for the few, under the guise of "market led decision making"
We can debate how valid this is and how it can be changed, but it is a different debate that outright giving taxes to a monarchy to the point that they are hiring people to dress them.
Court filings show an acutely desperate Donald Trump unable to secure a bond for the nearly half billion dollar civil fraud penalty that is part of the judgment against him in New York. Susanne Craig, investigative reporter for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about what could come next as Trump runs out of options.
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This has me wondering...
As we all know, just days after leaving office, #DarthTraitor's Jewish son-in-law Jared signed some mystery deal with the #Saudi's who then gave him TWO BILLION DOLLARS.
Now, #TheOrangeMenace is in need of a half-Billion and seeking money from banks (who are refusing to lend to someone who is such a known bad risk.)
Is T****'s sudden wave of Antisemitic talk in reaction to Kusher saying "No" to his FIL for a half Bil loan? 🤔
@MugsysRapSheet @selzero
“Don’t pay the Reaper”
Man the cow bells.
If Trump were to die suddenly, who would Putin replace him with?
@selzero One of these people lied to avoid being drafted.
The other served in the military but didn’t have to.
Are we sure that photo wasn't "Photoshopped"? I thought the former President was a little heavier than that photo shows.
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all timelines are possible, and while Donald Trump becoming the next James Bond, instead of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, is a vanishingly small portion of the potential timelines, that we get to live that timeline is, unfortunately, due to our luck so far, our fate