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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 11:32 AM May 2013

Queen's Speech: Monarch to get huge pay rise as Brits tighten belts

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Queen's Speech: Monarch to get huge pay rise as Brits tighten belts (Original Post) TalkingDog May 2013 OP

Queen SamKnause May 2013 #1

Well, I'm sure she wouldn't take it if she didn't really, really NEED it. valerief May 2013 #2

She is trying to make ends meet.Its tough being The Queen. SummerSnow May 2013 #3

Wow erpowers May 2013 #4

SamKnause

(13,101 posts)

1. Queen

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 12:07 PM

May 2013

I constantly have to remind myself that the year is 2013.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. Well, I'm sure she wouldn't take it if she didn't really, really NEED it.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 12:11 PM

May 2013

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

3. She is trying to make ends meet.Its tough being The Queen.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 12:25 PM

May 2013

Wtf

How sad. Smh

erpowers

(9,350 posts)

4. Wow

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 12:46 PM

May 2013

This is crazy. No member of the British royal family needs a pay raise. They are all multi-millionaires. They definitely should not be getting a raise when so many other services that help regular people are being cut.

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