Posted on 09/27/2011 4:00:47 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
The United Nations is in the final stages of obtaining approval to build a new high-rise on the Robert Moses Playground, located near the U.N. headquarters in New York City. The building, excluding the price of land and security, is estimated to cost $350$475 million and would provide a home for U.N. offices that are currently dispersed throughout New York. Heritage Foundation fellow Brett Schaefer points out that with America paying for 22 percent of the U.N.s budget, taxpayers could be on the hook for a large portion of the new buildings cost.
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But barring that, consolidating them all in one location sounds acceptable - providing we don't pay for it.
I've got dibs on a 47th floor SW corner space, overlooking central Manhattan.
Just Say No.
FUUN
Knock that domino into the east river and float it back to the turd-world.
We don’t need these socialist, whore-mongering, ticket-dodging, dictator-loving, child-raping, thieving bastards creating more traffic in this city.
Anyone care to add on?
If we’re footing the bill, HOW is the UN buying it? Stupid title.
No. Just no. We have no business paying for everyone else when we can’t pay for ourselves.
So have the city taxpayers in NYC voted on the sale of their playground? Or is this another way for Bloomie to make his bones with the UN Thugocracy?
What are they going to use for money?
maybe they cut a deal to have the blue helmets shoot the trans fats eaters.
You know Somalia would be the PERFECT place for the UN. :^D
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