It’s an interesting societal question. Every worker has the right to social security, which should be paid by the employer. Is a prince who get an allowance a worker ? I don’t know the list of duties coming with it.
20 years ago, a group of french Ph.D student who were funded by a large cancer/disability foundation went to court to get social security, and they win, because they weren’t given pocket money by the foundation but were actually working for them, giving them the same right as every ohter worker. When you’re 25 year old you may not need social security (well breaking a leg may happen) but when you’re 60 year old you have significant chance to get large medical fee.
Is a person who rents out their properties a worker? No. Not even if they spend all day filling out paperwork, working with contractors, and speaking to tenants.
If the prince wants social security, he can give up his title and allowance and apply for it. If not, he can save some of his €388,000 annual salary and invest it so that he is able to retire comfortably.
He is not being disadvantaged here and he knows it. He just hopes to convince enough stupid people that he deserves their piece of the pie too.
It’s an interesting societal question. Every worker has the right to social security, which should be paid by the employer. Is a prince who get an allowance a worker ? I don’t know the list of duties coming with it.
20 years ago, a group of french Ph.D student who were funded by a large cancer/disability foundation went to court to get social security, and they win, because they weren’t given pocket money by the foundation but were actually working for them, giving them the same right as every ohter worker. When you’re 25 year old you may not need social security (well breaking a leg may happen) but when you’re 60 year old you have significant chance to get large medical fee.
No. Aristocracy has never been working class.
Is a person who rents out their properties a worker? No. Not even if they spend all day filling out paperwork, working with contractors, and speaking to tenants.
If the prince wants social security, he can give up his title and allowance and apply for it. If not, he can save some of his €388,000 annual salary and invest it so that he is able to retire comfortably.
He is not being disadvantaged here and he knows it. He just hopes to convince enough stupid people that he deserves their piece of the pie too.