Prince Charles should get a real job

[detroitguy]

Yes or no?

[nickinSTL]

1. Are you aware

that Prince Charles actually works quite hard?

It may be that you don't consider his work a 'real job', but he does work.

He makes hundreds of public appearances every year, lending his image and support to hundreds of charitable causes, business endeavors, educational projects, and many others.

He doesn't sit at home in the palace eating bon-bons.

[detroitguy]

2. The poll is partly...

...tongue-in-cheek. But yes, if you think you detected a certain anti-monarchist bias in the question, you were not wrong. I really have no use for royals. I know lots of people disagree (including the majority of the British public, more than likely). And that's cool. But I really don't think Charles' "work" is worth the resources invested in the British monarchy.

[El Supremo]

3. Off with their heads!

Or at least they should never be allowed in the US except like any other visitor. No security. No official audiences with elected officials.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. Prince Charles is a moron.

Here's what the "royals" get paid per year:

Civil List and annuities (their expenditures)net: 8,902,000
Grants-in-Aid (this is what is voted to keep their expenses up): 28,500,000
Privy Purse: 6,536,000
Revenue from Duchy of Cornwall to Charles: 7,613,000

For a total of 51,511,000

All in pounds sterling, so do the conversion to dollars.

And as for the "moron" comment, that goes with his promotion of Gerson as a cure for Cancer (something that is illegal here because it is untrue). And his "don't get above yourself memo", see below.

Charles' memo:

"What is wrong with everyone nowadays? Why do they all seem to think they are qualified to do things far beyond their natural capabilities?

This is all to do with the learning culture in schools.

It is a consequence of the child-centred education. It tells people that they can be pop stars, high court judges or brilliant TV presenters or even infinitely more competent heads of state without ever putting in the necessary work, effort or having natural ability.

It is the result of social utopianism which believes humanity can be genetically re-engineered to contradict the lessons of history and realities of nature.

What on earth am I to say to Elaine? She is so PC it frightens me rigid."

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. I also find it funny that he thinks that HE put in the necessary

effort to become head of state. Pff.

[Wat_Tyler]

10. Which, were I a rich man with no need to work, I would do to.

Hardly praiseworthy - a monkey could do it.

[ThorsHammer]

4. Yes; I hate the concept of royalty

[amazona]

7. no and I think all celebrities should knock it off

Not only do I not think enormously rich people should NOT get
jobs, I think if they do have jobs, they should quit some of them and give other people a chance.

There are not enough jobs to go around as it is. Do we want every
desirable position filled by the rich and spawn of the rich such that no ordinary person could ever have a hope of rising?

I know Charles has tried to draw attention to the plight of coal miners and the environment, no doubt he has done other charity work as well. Let him do this work and leave the business of getting jobs to those of us who need them.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[detroitguy]

8. Well, of course...

...I think we should seize his ill-gotten wealth first. :)

[SemiCharmedQuark]

9. Well, he's only rich because he's Prince. So if he's not prince anymore

Then he wouldn't be THAT rich anymore.

[amazona]

11. he'd still be a celebrity

Old celebrities never die, they just go on Hollywood Squares and the casino circuit.

He'd be rich enough.

I still say no job for Charles. It is not like he's going to be parking cars or taking a crummy job. He would take a plum job on some board of directors. That is an opportunity taken away from someone else.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Like...some other rich jerk whose position got them the job?

Really, I think this thread is less about him getting another job and more about the value of the monarchy. Or for me it was anyway.

[txaslftist]

13. Is "antichrist" a job?

[TyeDye75]

14. Apparently

the Royal family works out at about 32p per person per year... if you ask me thats worth it for the entertainment value.

Plus Charles is an environmentalist and he hates Bush...so hes an OK guy in my book.

[edbermac]

15. What is a "real job"?