• ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    40
    arrow-down
    7
    ·
    11 months ago

    I have 0 sympathy for monarchial families living off the backs of UK taxpayers for… Centuries :|

      • ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        11 months ago

        As an American, if I got cancer like this dude has, having a job there is a very high chance I’d be destitute IF I lived. World class medical treatment off the backs of his subjects… yeahno my dude, worlds smallest violen playing.jpeg

        He can wipe his cancer tears up with whatever the largest denomination of pounds you guys use is xD

        • Meowoem@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          7
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          11 months ago

          But he’s British and we have a good NHS so that’s kinda a weird argument

          I hate the royal family but for reasons that many sense

        • Scribbd@feddit.nl
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          11 months ago

          And when a president gets COVID he gets drugged up and gets the best treatment on the taxpayers dime. While the people are left with life shattering medical debt.

          While these subjects can get medical treatment, for just a fraction, and no debts… Like the king…

          So what is your point?

          We have been playing the whole sad orchestra for you guys, seeing you push out this attitude like it is a win over something.

          • ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            11 months ago

            The president has an actual job tho??? Like wat lmao 🤣 and if you think the king is getting the same medical treatment as Mr jo British bong water, I have some EU membership to sell you.

        • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          11 months ago

          i mean we have the nhs in the uk, so it’s not really the same as the us since everyone here has access to the nhs

        • Hadriscus@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          11 months ago

          I’m not sure I follow. I know health insurance in the US is often tied to a salaried job, so if you have one, then why would you be destitute ?

          Now I’m not British, but I agree with the sentiment

          • ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            8
            ·
            11 months ago

            If you have seen breaking bad, the premise of that show is an apt description. Insurance companies here will often deny you necessary life saving medical treatment for… reasons

            Other example: a woman with a family history of breast cancer was denied a doctor recommended mammogram to check on some potentially cancerous lumps because she has… Already had too many mammograms.

            Profit incentive in the healthcare industry is no bueno:|

    • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      11 months ago

      it’s pretty silly to say they live off the backs of uk taxpayers when royalist tourism brings in more tax revenue than anything.

    • UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      6
      ·
      11 months ago

      The royal family brings in a net positive amount of revenue of you account for receipts from added tourism and spending. The expenses for shipping around the US President for example is another story.