[DoughtyOne]

I'm not sure that 25% is correct. Just the other day I heard it was one third. I don't have a source so don't quote me.

[IamHD]

I was always curious to know about this, but could never find any information on countries by percentage, but, on FOX just a few evenings ago, they said that the BULK is paid by us, the U.S. taxayers...22%. I don't know if FOX is wrong or not, but that's what I heard. :)

[IamHD]

Wow! I just reread your post. If true, 1/3...that's even worse! Now I'm really gonna be sick!

[c-b 1]

I'm not sure that 25% is correct. Just the other day I heard it was one third.

I believe the one third is pretty close, the "arrears" every one whines and cries about is not our dues, which were paid. When the U.N. goes over budget, they come to the U.S. to pick up the tab for their overages, which we did for years whithout objection. Several years ago Congressman Roscoe Bartlett started objecting to the extortion, that is when the left in the congress, the media, and the U.N. started the rant about our arrears, and calling the U.S. a dead beat nation.

With the U.S. out of the U.N. their budget would have to be cut by 22% to 25%, and they would have no one to pay their ongoing overages. Without our money, if the U.N. survived at all, it would be reduced to a useless debating society.