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)