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Originally Posted by psili
Come on, you two. Get back to some quality discussion. Sexxxy Sites made a solid point of the US donating more money than any other country, regardless if it was a smaller percentage of its GDP than any other developed nation. Get over it and start bickering about more relevant issues rather than name calling.
It's more entertaining.
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Ah.. what was the thread about again?
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Israel to assasinate democratically elected Prime Minister
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Hell.. to be honest I never did get near that part - was just soo impressed with the ramblings of the clueless trying to defend the indefensible as ususal.
PS.. Yes agree, the US probably does on mass pay more out in total. That was always the arguement of the US govt for decades which differs totally with the rest of the international community. You can always expect any nation who is liable for the largest donation to be moaning that "we give more than you". (I see the same shit with people in a group).
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- tho shared by most other as well. The only valid measure of "giving" is pro rata. Who can anyone compare a small nation to a large - both owe their dues depending on population.
However... the reality is also in the fact that, with the exception of around $80 mill owed by a few UN member states, all other nations have already paid - apart from the US who still owes around $600mil - not just for this year, but from previous years.
The last time the US paid towards UN club fees was immediately prior to Bush having a need to address the UN. It was too embarassing to go and speak without having paid a little.
As for "givers" in total... Denmark beats any other nation by a long stretch - both via their govt and personally.