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www.americanpolicy.org/un/newsblackout.htm
2006-08-02 06:01:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
No way, never, no how. Talk about taxation w/o representation. The UN needs to go away into the hole where the other commies are hiding.
2006-08-02 06:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The UN does use a complicated form of taxation, not of individual citizens but rather based on nations GDP. It is very complicated and there are many stipulations as to what is counjted and what is not. Now given this, most member states do live up to their commitments. The US is one state that frequently does not! They opt to give but not the full amount. The pickle of this process is that Japan, gives 19% of the UN budget, the US 22% but Japan does not have veto power, because any talk of giving them it is vetoed by china. France, Germany UK and Russia totaled together give a combined 16%. So is this fair? Yes the UN should have taxation powers, as they can do some really good things, but it may be that being based in the US and loosely watching their spending causes great waste.
2006-08-02 13:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by jkgrover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because taxation is a prerrogative of sovereign states, and the UN is not a state.
2006-08-02 13:06:39 · answer #3 · answered by cmm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UN is a dud organisation ... hence no they should not be empowered with taxation powers
2006-08-02 13:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by imhm2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not! It is up to each nation to levy taxes and determine how the revenue is allocated.
2006-08-02 13:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by Curious1usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY NOT! It is a group of the most inconsistant and uncooperative people. AND the US is always the bad guy in their eyes.
2006-08-02 13:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by E Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuts to that. They can't keep their corrupt hands off of any money that passes through them. Why would we give them more, hmmm?
2006-08-02 13:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL NO!!! Disband the UN, NOW!!!1
2006-08-02 13:06:53 · answer #8 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it should be funded by member states.
2006-08-02 13:09:19 · answer #9 · answered by Steve R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! If anything it should be disbanded.
2006-08-02 13:05:17 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋