If Americans love the British royals so much, maybe they should pay a tax

Brits are taxed to keep the newest Windsors in swaddling clothes. The least Americans could do is throw a baby shower.

Kate Middleton
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When Kate Middleton's over-scrutinized belly finally decides to evict the newest British royal, the world's media will go into full-on meltdown. Although the actual birthing and frontline reporting will take place in the U.K., the epicenter of baby fever will be in a whole other country: America.

And it's cashing in, free of charge.

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Ruth Margolis
Ruth ​Margolis is a British ​journalist living in the U.S. Her work has appeared in ​The Guardian, ​The ​Daily Telegraph and BBCAmerica.com.