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[Zaptruder]

Those moneys need little clear plastic windows.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Two years ago actually for her Jubilee celebration. It cost us millions too.

The figure is somewhere in the area of a million too Imo, that money could go to IMPORTANT things, not some foolish tradition.

 

[XS+]

WTS...you live in Japan?

Yeah, why so surprised?

 

[Azih]

Getting rid of the queen has benefits, but not all that much, plus it's useful to have a link to other parts of the world and the whole Commonwealth thing is a tie to countries that we wouldn't have all that much of a connection to otherwise. Keep the figurehead I say.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Getting rid of the queen has benefits, but not all that much, plus it's useful to have a link to other parts of the world and the whole Commonwealth thing is a tie to countries that we wouldn't have all that much of a connection to otherwise. Keep the figurehead I say.

To that end, I agree. But we don't have to spend millions on the queen when she visits. That's bullshit.

 

[Shinobi]

Yeah, why so surprised?

Eh, just didn't know...I was expecting to see "California" when I did a Google news search for "earthquake". :lol Anyway, hope you guys are alright.

 

[Malakhov]

Our money is freaking great. I just wish they'd go back to 1$ and 2$ bills instead of coins though.

 

[pestul]

Our money is freaking great. I just wish they'd go back to 1$ and 2$ bills instead of coins though.

Seriously.. I go through toonies/loonies like mad. For some reason, I feel I need to be more responsible with bills.

 

[maharg]

Getting rid of the queen has benefits, but not all that much, plus it's useful to have a link to other parts of the world and the whole Commonwealth thing is a tie to countries that we wouldn't have all that much of a connection to otherwise. Keep the figurehead I say.

Many countries that no longer have the queen as their head of state are still members of the Commonwealth. It's not a requirement, so not really a reason to keep her.

As for a couple million every 20 or so years, that's chump change.

 

[Azih]

That's true maharg, but it's still the removal of a tie to the U.K. Sure it's a pretty superficial tie, but anything that connects us to the rest of the world is a good thing.

 

[Malakhov]

Seriously.. I go through toonies/loonies like mad. For some reason, I feel I need to be more responsible with bills.

Same here, I have no problem throwing toonies around. Also I hate having loonies/toonies on me, too many change after going out to clubs etc.. I feel as if I fall into water I'll freaking drown.

NO MORE LOONIES AND TOONIES!

 

[Draff]

As for a couple million every 20 or so years, that's chump change.

She's visiting Canada next year.
And a million spent is a million that could have went to all the nearby hospitals which are probably running deficits.

Although I agree with Azih, I don't mind having Canada associated with the Queen, I just don't think that we should have to spend so much just to do so.

 

[maharg]

Probably it just would have gone to some other state affair. Governments seem to need, from time to time, to make their existence known. If we didn't have a Queen to spend it on, we'd spend it on the PM.

Also, it's a bit silly to say "it could have gone to hospitals in the same area". The idea that money is something individually trackable like that doesn't make sense. All it would have meant is the government would have had 1 million dollars more to spend out of a budget of -- what, hundreds of billions? This is why it's chump change. It's 0.001% of our annual budget, and that's probably a high estimate. Spread out over the years between an actually *expensive* visit by her, it's considerably less than that.

 

[XS+]

Eh, just didn't know...I was expecting to see "California" when I did a Google news search for "earthquake". :lol Anyway, hope you guys are alright.

I'm OK, the earthquake wasn't all that. The Japan govt rated it 6.8! [/retarded GAF in-joke]

 

[Draff]

Probably it just would have gone to some other state affair. Governments seem to need, from time to time, to make their existence known. If we didn't have a Queen to spend it on, we'd spend it on the PM.

Also, it's a bit silly to say "it could have gone to hospitals in the same area". The idea that money is something individually trackable like that doesn't make sense. All it would have meant is the government would have had 1 million dollars more to spend out of a budget of -- what, hundreds of billions? This is why it's chump change. It's 0.001% of our annual budget, and that's probably a high estimate. Spread out over the years between an actually *expensive* visit by her, it's considerably less than that.

Yes it's chump change, but if we can pay for someone's hotel bills, food and transportation, I think we should be able to buy new needed MRI machines for example. Of course this pales in comparison to the sponsorship scandal though.

And it may have been more than one million.

 

[pestul]

I got one of these quarters yesterday and I'm keeping it!

^w^

Same here!! The poppy is a little worn already, but still in pretty good shape.