If it's irrelevant to the 99%, why haven't they voted it out? How much could they save by getting rid of an irrelevant House of Lords, for example?
> equivalent dominating upper class
Which is why I pointed to the Gini coefficient as a hand-waving argument that it isn't equivalent.
Perhaps I should have used the term "aristocracy"?
> unacceptable breach of individual freedom
When will they get rid of the law which requires the monarch to Anglican? (Or at the very least, not Catholic?)
How come school uniforms, so common in the UK but almost non-existent where I grew up in the US, aren't seen as a breach of individual freedom?
In England, "schools are also required by law to provide a daily act of collective worship, of which at least 51% must be Christian in basis over the course of an academic year." - https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/factsheets/religious-educ... . How is that acceptable?
If you grow up with it, you're used to it, and it's acceptable. If it's different, it's often not.
> none of this makes any practical difference to individuals and people thinking of moving to the UK.
It's important enough to me, which I added after writing "requires knowing more of your preferences" and "I don't like".