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hey take a look at this pretty interesting.. and we are getting the SHAFT!!!!

17 posted on 09/23/2004 2:10:51 AM PDT by FesterUSMC

22% is a huge slab of the budget!

and the gratitude comes in the form of applauding someone like Mugabe for his anti-American comments!?

faaaar out!

22 posted on 09/23/2004 2:19:11 AM PDT by mitch5501 (by the grace of God,I am what I am)

Interesting...

UN scale of assessments (regular budget) in 2001

USA 22 %
Japan 19.628 %
Germany 9.493 %
France 6.283 %
United Kingdom 5.380 %
Italy 4.922 %
Canada 2.573 %
Spain 2.448 %
Brazil 1.702 %
Netherlands 1.688 %
Australia 1.604 %
Korea, Republic of 1.318 %
Russia 1.200 %
Belgium 1.098 %
Sweden 0.998 %

So the US is paying 22% of the budget and GB 5.38%. So per head of population, each British taxpayer is paying more than you Americans!

And you reckon you're getting the shaft!

Of course Japan is the one really stumping up but then they've got a lot to make up for haven't they.

I suppose the USA has the added indignity of having to host this gang of communists on it's own soil as well as it's financial contribution.

23 posted on 09/23/2004 2:20:13 AM PDT by BritishBulldog (New Labour - Putting the "National" back into "Socialist")

If we're paying 22 percent of the tab, we should get 22 percent of the total votes.

Golden Rule, and all that.

76 posted on 09/23/2004 11:09:01 AM PDT by George Smiley (The only 180 that Kerry hasn't done is the one that would release ALL his military records.)

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