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The UN taxing its member nations: yay or nay?

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I've recently heard some far right political commentators (almost as annoying as far left political commentators, now that I think about it), and they're spreading unnecessary fear, talking about how the UN may consider levying taxes against its members, including the United States (being a US citizen, that's the one that concerns me). While I seriously doubt these claims (unless things are WAY WAY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY worse than I think they are), let's pretend, for the sake of a good debate, that the issue is genuine. Would you support such action?

As if you couldn't tell, my answer is a resounding NO. I believe the countries of the world should cooperate with the UN, but not be subject to it. Sorry, John Lennon, but "Imagining" what could eventually become a world government is not my cup of tea.
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What are you talking about? Taxing who? The UN already mandates (as in "Come on, please. Pleeeease. We'd really appreciate it.") that certain members pay certain amounts (those amounts are determined by weighing factors like the national incomes of each country, etc.) Who do you think pays for the UN? Answer: The US. We are by far the largest contributing member, we pick up the lion's share of the UN tab. We use our heavy financing to attempt to force the UN to comply with decisions that favor American interests. Sometimes it works - sometimes it doesn't.

The UN has neither the right nor the power to "Tax" the individual citizenries of its member States (though, in a backwards way it already does. For example - the US government gives hundreds of millions of dollars to the UN and then the US turns to its citizens to recoup the expense via federal taxes,) and even if it did not one member State would comply. As I said before, the UN already draws its funding from its membership (in practice, though, it's not so much the entire membership that chips in enough money to keep the ship sailing as it is the US that forks over the big bucks.)

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UN SUCKS! BOYCOTT, FUCKEM ALL, A BUNCH OF BLOOD SUCKING BASTARDS THEY ARE.
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I think most Americans would agree that we do not pay enough in taxes, especially to the UN and other countries.

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Rob is right! The last thing we need is for the government to leave us alone and have us figure out to do with what our own money. That would be terrible!

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It doesn't have to be a formal "We're taxing you". It can just be in the name of other schemes, like Kyoto.
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