Why doesn't the US pays its debts ?

[Timber Loftis]

To play off of what Elric said, and because the "no need for war" thread will fall off the page soon, I'm adding my reply in here:

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Quote: Originally posted by Moiraine: Quote: Originally posted by The Hierophant: What debt?

The huge debt the US is owing the UN. You didn't know ? Read here.[/QUOTE]Well, go here to find out why this is BS, Moiraine. The US is assessed 22 per-frikkin-cent of the UN budget. The next highest is Japan at 19%, then the UK at 5.5%. That's fair. NOT! Can you blame the US for refusing to pay in the face of such gouging? Let's not forget that only the US turns out rich wacko nut-jobs like Ted Turner who fork over $10 million at a time in individual contributions - which is more that Turkey, Argentina, and the Russian Federation will be asked to pay between now and 2020.

Exactly how much do you want my country to pay for a forum where all other countries do is whine about my country?[/QUOTE]

[Ar-Cunin]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: The US is assessed 22 per-frikkin-cent of the UN budget. The next highest is Japan at 19%, then the UK at 5.5%. That's fair. NOT! Can you blame the US for refusing to pay in the face of such gouging? Let's not forget that only the US turns out rich wacko nut-jobs like Ted Turner who fork over $10 million at a time in individual contributions - which is more that Turkey, Argentina, and the Russian Federation will be asked to pay between now and 2020.

Perhaps it is based on the size on the respective economies - i.e. those who can afford to pay should pay. Or perhaps contries like Gabon and Laos should pay the same as the US

I know that the UN would like forign aid for developing contries to be 0.7% of GDP - so USA would pay more than any other coutry (if they gave 0.7% that is) [img]smile.gif[/img]