From: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beave!cornell!vax135!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hplabsb!soreff
Newsgroups: net.politics
Title: Re: Monarchies today
Article-I.D.: hplabsb.1424
Posted: Sun Mar  6 10:39:25 1983
Received: Wed Mar  9 02:58:46 1983
References: sbcs.219

Granted, monarchies are basically ornaments, and granted, the economic
conditions of most nations is lousy (particularly during the current
depression).  I'm not sure that cutting out the few remaining monarchies
would save enough money to make a great deal of difference.  If you
want to look for disposable ornaments in government, why not look at
things like military bands and fancier-than-needed government office
buildings?  I've heard that the US, for instance, spends more on 
military bands than on the National Endowment for the Humanities.
	-Jeffrey Soreff (hplabs!hplabsb!soreff)