Americans Forced to Pay U.N. "Globotaxes"?

The Advocates.org ^ | 07/20/05 | James W. Harris

[neverhome]

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by James W. Harris

Americans Forced to Pay U.N. "Globotaxes"?

A worldwide tax -- including American citizens -- to support the United Nations? Taxation without representation for the citizens of a nation founded in revolt against that very concept?

It's being seriously discussed -- and the supposedly anti-tax Bush administration hasn't raised a peep. Indeed, the Bush administration is participating in the discussion.

The U.S. government, at the G8 nations meeting earlier this month, agreed to create a working group proposed by France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain to consider carrying out "innovative financing mechanisms" to "help deliver and bring forward the financing needed to achieve the [U.N.'s anti-poverty] Millennium Development Goals."

Among the "financing mechanisms" to be considered is a "solidarity contribution on [international] plane tickets." This tax would bring an estimated $3 billion or more annually to the U.N.

And that's just the beginning, of course. Notes columnist Frank Gaffney Jr. in The Washington Times:

"If the United States goes along with this arrangement in September, it will allow a precedent to be set for taxation without representation that would send America's Founders spinning in their graves. It can forget about the modest constraint its ability to withhold "dues" has exercised on U.N. behavior. It can be sure real U.N. reform will not be in the cards. And it can expect other globotaxes will soon be proposed."

Like what? Gaffney continues:

"The mother of all globotaxes is an idea that has been kicking around the East River for some time and named after the Yale Nobel Laureate who first proposed it, Dr. James Tobin. The "Tobin tax" would theoretically raise an estimated $13 trillion -- yes, trillion -- from a small levy on international currency transactions. Imagine what the One Worlders and U.N. bureaucrats could do to our sovereignty and interests with that kind of wherewithal."

Concludes Gaffney:

"If the Bush administration is unable or unwilling to resist such globotaxes, it will fall to the Congress to do so. With the August recess looming and the U.N. fund-raiser coming right after Labor Day, there is no time to waste."

Now more than ever, it's time to get the U.S. out of the U.N.!

(Source: "Globotaxes," Washington Times: http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050718-092250-5620r.htm )

[neverhome]

The UN needs more money to keep the ball rolling.

Thanks for the links. I have an idea...
What if we tie ANY US money (foreign aid, globotax, etc) to cooperation from UN members? Yeah, it's dirty pool... it's vote-buying... it's extortion... and it's what they do to us all the time!

• Egypt votes against the U.S. 79% of the time, and receives $2 billion annually in US Foreign Aid.
• Jordan votes against the U.S. 71% of the time and receives $192,814,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
• Pakistan votes against the United States 75 % of the time and receives $6,721,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
• India votes against the United States 81 % of the time and receives $143,699,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.

I can hear'em screaming already. :)

[Stellar Dendrite]

you think america would revolt? look , the sheeple did nothing when the scotus issued it's ruling on the abolition of private property aka "eminent domain".

[satchmodog9]

I have always liked the idea of a global shit list.

[neverhome]

I have been screaming about this for quite awhile! Now maybe you will hear!

Well, gee. Okay.
(Why do I feel like I just had a spanking?)

[F.J. Mitchell]

The beast described in Revelations is materalizing right before our eyes.

[F16Fighter]

Gaffney continues:

The "Tobin [Global] tax" would theoretically raise an estimated $13 trillion -- yes, trillion -- from a small levy on international currency transactions. Imagine what the One Worlders and U.N. bureaucrats could do to our sovereignty and interests with that kind of wherewithal."

The New World Order has spoken...In this case as well as what's occurring at the Mexican Border (pssst, an invasion suspiciously sanctioned by the U.S. Government for what can only be nefarious reasons.)

If NWO proxy UN was able to withstand the 'Oil For Food' corruption scandal, they're here to stay...FOR-EVER.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

The straight answer ............... no.

Americans have proven they are sheep and love to be slaughtered.

Costa Rica here I come.

[Mrs Zip]

ping

[26lemoncharlie]

Maybe because you needed one!! Feelin Guilty Huh!!

[neverhome]

...the sheeple did nothing when the scotus issued it's ruling on the abolition of private property aka "eminent domain".

Where have you been? People are going knutz over E/D! Politicians are lining up to sponsor bills to limit or ban the taking of property for private use (and to keep their jobs). This is a fight we may actually win!

Go here: http://www.alanburkhart.com/Esy_PillageTheVillage.html

[neverhome]

Maybe because you needed one!!
Haven't had one since I was 30. ;)

[26lemoncharlie]

Meaning you might enjoy one!! LOL!!

[TAquinas]

Thanks for the ping.

[Archon of the East]

Thoughts?

I think it sucks! I think It's unconstitutional. I think most of our government wants to do it. I think we need a tea party. Call me when your ready, my knickers are pressed and waiting.

[Sidebar Moderator]

Do you have a working link to the article above? Thanks.

[swmobuffalo]

But I just read somewhere, here on FR I think, that there is a bill or something afoot in Washington to prevent just this sort of thing.

[neverhome]

Call me when your ready, my knickers are pressed and waiting.

I think we should start by replacing the Statue of Liberty with a Godzilla-sized statue of Ebenezer Scrooge. Ya know... send'em a little symbolism overseas. I earnestly believe that an American tax-revolt is coming. We're a patient and law-abiding people, but we all have limits. With so many Americans having a tough time, why are we sending OUR money overseas to prop up a bunch of outlaw republics that'll NEVER give one rat's hairy A## about us? It makes no sense. 'Scuse the tawdry picture. It just seems appropriate at the moment.

[neverhome]

Do you have a working link to the article above? Thanks.

I can only copy-n-paste it. It's a monthly e-mail publication. They don't post it on their website (http://www.theadvocates.org). Should I refrain from posting from it in the future?

[Looking4Truth]

It is truly amazing how different the people in this country are compared to what the people were like during the days of the Boston Tea Party.

Consider all the foreign aid, loans, grants, tax breaks, special favors and so on that our gov't has given away without any real input from We the People (now known as the taxpayers who pay for all of this) since God knows when.

We the People have lost this country already. The number of people who really know what's going on are too small to make a difference with the sheeple at this point. Just MHO.

[Looking4Truth]

We the People have lost this country already. The number of people who really know what's going on are too small to make a difference with the sheeple at this point. Just MHO.

Whoa! Didn't mean to come across as a surrender monkey.

I'll never surrender when it comes to the USA regardless of what the stupid sheeple do.