tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post7966446607672753214..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Time to ditch our ties with the monarchyMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-64572321135551122692009-11-01T05:21:25.963+10:002009-11-01T05:21:25.963+10:00Do you suggest that a republic cost cost the Aussi...Do you suggest that a republic cost cost the Aussies less than the Monarchy? Please present us your figures.<br /><br />Should you be willing to make a comparison then you'd find out that the heads of state of France and the UK (two countries with the same population) vary quite differently in their expenses for the president and the Queen:<br />France: 2.28 AUS $ per head<br />UK: 1.46 AUS $ per head<br /><br />These are 2007 figures. Meanwhile president Sarkozy has increased his budget by more than 50 p.c. <br /><br />http://monarchist-league.com.au/index.php?topic=202.0<br /><br />Let us know, if you only accept billionaires for the Aussie presidentship who can pay for accepting the post.radical royalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-78131577900301037962009-10-28T21:18:15.341+10:002009-10-28T21:18:15.341+10:00As a republican (in the Australian context) I agre...As a republican (in the Australian context) I agree with abandoning the monarchy however your argument here in fact supports the reverse of that.<br /><br />Regardless of the structure there will still be a 'head of state' under any proposed model and it's not at all clear to me that the expenses of that wont be greater than now. The query that has been raised over Bryce is the politicisation of her role as a political advocate which has increased costs as disclosed here. The issues raised here are mostly, bt not entirely, irrelevant to the monarchy v republican debate. It's likely to be worse under any republican model.<br /><br />Despite that I remain a staunch anti- monarchist dependant on the detail of any governance model.KitchenSluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947481064967081891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-21135703208874588622009-10-28T10:11:57.887+10:002009-10-28T10:11:57.887+10:00Sheeeeeeeesh, whilst I agree that it would be a go...Sheeeeeeeesh, whilst I agree that it would be a good thing for Australia to have a seat on the Security Council, why does it have to cost us so much?? What the hell has happened to the UN that countries need to "buy" a seat??Thaddeusnoreply@blogger.com