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Would you just demolish the palaces then? They're beautiful buildings. They just need to belong to the public.
They currently belong to the Crown Estates. It is argued that this is the same as public ownership, but that smells like bullshit.
It smells like bullshit and looks like bullshit, has passed seventeen double blind trials for the detection of bullshit, and has been stepped in by a connoisseur of cowpats who consequently confirmed its credibility.
Pointing out that you personally can’t afford it..
Oh ok, I didn't see that meaning. I mean I can't personally afford an army and health service for the entire nation, but I'm still paying for it!