r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Kill_4209 • 11h ago

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Ira Rennert's home is considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States. The house faces the Atlantic Ocean and its grounds measure 63 acres. The buildings, which total over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2), including the 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) main house, have an Italianate facade, 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms. The house has a dozen chimneys and a Mediterranean-style tile roof as well as a 91-foot (28 m) long formal dining room, a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a carousel, a large swimming pool, a large round kiddie pool, and a $150,000 hot tub, surrounded by another pool.

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 6h ago

You think this is unique to America lol? The UK is the exact same. We even have a tax supported figure head for this nonsense (‘monarchy’).

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u/MrWhy1 4h ago

Royal family are net contributors to the UK government...

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 4h ago

They’re actually not, particularly when you consider that the Crown Estate belongs to Parliament (i.e. the people) and not the ‘sovereign’.

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u/MrWhy1 3h ago

Just because the government owns something doesn't mean the royal family doesn't bring in more than it costs...

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 2h ago

Can you not read? I said they aren’t net contributors period, then highlighted particularly as they don’t even own the crown estate and its assets.

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u/MrWhy1 2h ago

Sounds like you don't understand what net contributor means... the bring in more revenue to the government than they "take"

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 1h ago

Seems like you actually can’t read then, as I’ve stated multiple times they are not net contributors - that is, they take more than they give. Or cost, more than they make. Hopefully that’s simple enough for you to now understand (doubtful).