tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post5522837670851091950..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: More Theft by the Government; UK Debt is Over 900% of GDP But Will Spend a Hal-Trillion Dollars on a Jubilee! Good Idea!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-59942482787281625822012-06-08T08:46:09.874+09:002012-06-08T08:46:09.874+09:00In regards to the queen, she is with minor excepti...In regards to the queen, she is with minor exceptions is only a figurehead.<br /><br />If the majority of people of the UK want to keep the queen around, is that wrong?<br /><br />Also, her worth from what I have gathered, is mostly in things that she owns in name only, such as the crown jewels, and the palaces. I doubt very much she would ever be allowed to sell them for cash.<br /><br />The UK has a tremendous number of problems. That being said, it is decidedly more egalitarian than both Japan and the US.<br /><br />If you think that the UK is decidedly unequal with the richest 1% currently owning 9% of the wealth, in the US, the richest 1% own over 40% of the wealth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-71593688540499118972012-06-08T03:08:48.658+09:002012-06-08T03:08:48.658+09:00I doubt the supporters will ever raise the yacht $...I doubt the supporters will ever raise the yacht $95 million for charity events and for 'queen and prince'. I even doubt they even want to tackle the 9x GDP debt. "Amongst the attendees were the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, fresh from their bloody repression of opposition protests in Bahrain."The Financial Times was forced to note in a comment that since the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977, “society has become far more unequal. "After tax, the richest 1 per cent now have 9 per cent of all income, compared with 3 per cent in 1977.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-51690280794312460212012-06-07T21:51:24.959+09:002012-06-07T21:51:24.959+09:00Brilliant quote! I can just see God sighing and wa...Brilliant quote! I can just see God sighing and waving his hand at Samuel as he says "Whatever, just give them what they want already, for C......sake!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com