Posted on 02/12/2008 7:36:41 PM PST by Zhang Fei
A nice-sounding bill called the "Global Poverty Act," sponsored by Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama, is up for a Senate vote on Thursday and could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States. The bill, which has the support of many liberal religious groups, makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations. Senator Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has not endorsed either Senator Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton in the presidential race. But on Thursday, February 14, he is trying to rush Obama's "Global Poverty Act" (S.2433) through his committee. The legislation would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid, which amounts to a phenomenal 13-year total of $845 billion over and above what the U.S. already spends. The bill, which is item number four on the committee's business meeting agenda, passed the House by a voice vote last year because most members didn't realize what was in it. Congressional sponsors have been careful not to calculate the amount of foreign aid spending that it would require. According to the website of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, no hearings have been held on the Obama bill in that body. A release from the Obama Senate office about the bill declares, "In 2000, the U.S. joined more than 180 countries at the United Nations Millennium Summit and vowed to reduce global poverty by 2015.
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0.7 percent of a $13T economy is about $90B a year. That's the Pentagon's annual procurement budget. That's right - we have F-15's falling out of the sky, and instead of replacing them, we're gonna hand out freebies to scum of the earth overseas who hate our guts and think we're rich because they're poor.
Sounds like it’s time for a massive opt out of paying any federal taxes by all tax payers if they force this BS down our throats.
The Republicans already do.
Why stop at $90B if it’s such a good idea? I’m sure we can find more to give away.
OTHER really STUPID people ELECTED them to positions of power over the rest of us.
Any other questions?
Let’s support the troops first.
Then we can think about things like this. I would vote no on it right now.
Democrats, now taking their war on poverty to the entire world. Think Iraq is a quagmire? What year did the war on poverty start -1964? Looking at Camden, Newark, Detroit, East St. Louis,etc.,etc..., - looks like a big success to me!
Yeah, this is the “try and make everybody like us” initiative. Good luck with that — at ANY dollar level.
The grim realization that I’m going to have to vote Queeg is starting to hit me. It feels like a flu... in my soul.
I hate this damn election.
All of this will come out in the General Election.
I’ve never read the book
Rick Warren has never impressed me
What’s it about ????
He was just on Hannity this weekend, too. I wonder if this was part of "how to get to Heaven".
Its too late, no way McCain can beat Obama, whether you or I vote for McCain or not.
This guy is dangerous. Wake up FReepers. We need to defeat this flaming liberal as much or more than Billary.
I guess I’ll have to vote for McInsane then.
Looks like Obama is not only a homegrown liberal socialist, he has extreme global ambition. LOL
I know.
I never in a million years thought I would be rooting for Hillary, but she is the much lesser of the 2 evils. We need to find something to swiftboat this marxist scum with.
It's right next to the right to an abortion.
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