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_OujiDoza_
12/26/17 1:22:34 PM
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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/president-trump-cuts-funding-u-210858371.html

The U.S. will cut its 2018 contribution to the United Nations by $285 millionnearly 25 percentan announcement that comes days after more than 120 nations criticized the United States for its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Ambassador Nikki Haley made the announcement Sunday, but specifically blamed the world body for its budgetary excesses without making a specific reference to last week's vote on President Donald Trump's controversial Jerusalem decision.

The inefficiency and overspending of the United Nations are well known. We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked, Haley said in a statement announcing the cut to the U.N.'s overall $5.4 billion budget. This historic reduction in spendingin addition to many other moves toward a more efficient and accountable U.N.is a big step in the right direction.

Haley said there might be further budget cuts in the future. President Trump's proposed 2018 spending budget would end funding for U.N. climate change programs and would cut funding to the United Nations Childrens Fund, also known as UNICEF, by 16 percent.

Trump has long discussed cutting U.S. contributions to the U.N., and Haley hinted that the current administration could be motivated by a lack of support for its efforts around the world, specifically after the Jerusalem vote on Thursday.

"The United States is by far the single largest contributor to the U.N. and its agencies," Haley at the time. "We do this because it represents who we are. It is our American way. But we'll be honest with you. When we make generous contributions to the U.N., we also have a legitimate expectation that our goodwill is recognized and respected."

All 193 members of the United Nations are required to make payments as a part of their membership, but the amount each country must pay differs and is calculated by a formula that factors in population and gross national income. The U.S. currently funds about 22 percent of the U.N.s $5.4 billion annual budget.

Members may also make voluntary contributions, and programs like UNICEF and the World Food Programme are funded entirely by this discretionary funding.

The State Department provides funding to the U.N. and, as such, follows the president's instructions. The federal departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Health and Human Services provide additional funding for specific U.N. programs with help from Congress.

Nikki Haley and President Donald Trump are reducing funding to the United Nations. Reuters

The U.N. peacekeeping budget was reduced by $600 million earlier this year after Trump pressured cuts. The president and Haley also threatened to cut off funding to any country that voted in favor of a draft resolution that asked the United States to reverse its Jerusalem decision.

The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out in this assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation, said Haley ahead of the vote. We will remember it when, once again, we are called up to make the worlds largest contribution to the U.N., and we will remember it when many countries come calling on us to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit.


Not shocked by this at all, they laid down the threat they kinda have to follow through with it.

That said let's not fool ourselves here; all those claiming we were wasting money funding the UN and think this is good thing need to understand that this implies we were willing to continue wasting that money just to get other UN reps to continue sucking us off whenever we made an unfavorable request.
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Blue_Inigo
12/26/17 1:25:26 PM
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Thanks for making us look like assholes Trump
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Trigg3rH4ppy
12/26/17 1:26:13 PM
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Trump taking his ball and going home after the other kids picked on him.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
12/26/17 1:27:13 PM
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And the U.S. continues to decline on the world stage. But Trump ain't a Russian agent . .

_OujiDoza_ posted...
That said let's not fool ourselves here; all those claiming we were wasting money funding the UN and think this is good thing need to understand that this implies we were willing to continue wasting that money just to get other UN reps to continue sucking us off whenever we made an unfavorable request.


I'm not a fan on the UN but yes, that and foreign aid are just diplomacy through payouts. It's not necessarily a bad deal in every case.
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r4X0r
12/26/17 1:28:40 PM
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You guys have a problem with America using American taxpayer funds on... Americans, instead of giving it to nations around the world that hate us?
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Anarchy_Juiblex
12/26/17 1:30:49 PM
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Tax breaks for the 1% =/= using it on Americans. Also those funds can and do help secure American interests over seas.
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sylverlolol
12/26/17 1:32:07 PM
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
Trump taking his ball and going home after the other kids picked on him.

This and...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
And the U.S. continues to decline on the world stage

this.
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_OujiDoza_
12/26/17 1:37:54 PM
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r4X0r posted...
You guys have a problem with America using American taxpayer funds on... Americans, instead of giving it to nations around the world that hate us?

Imagine thinking this idiot of a President actually using that money on "his fellow Americans" and not lining his pundit's pockets with it...

Imagine that.
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KazumaKiryu
12/26/17 1:39:30 PM
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Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?
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FLUFFYGERM
12/26/17 2:14:11 PM
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This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.
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KazumaKiryu
12/26/17 2:17:05 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?

To prevent impoverished children from starving to death


Is that actually happening?
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XplodnPnguins92
12/26/17 2:25:00 PM
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should've cut it more. the un is useless.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
12/26/17 2:28:55 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?

To prevent impoverished children from starving to death


Why is this our responsibility, instead a joint effort from the other 6.7 billion people on this planet, and primarily their parent's, their governments, and their neighboring states? The U.S. is so far down the list of people responsible for these children, it's dishonest to say that us cutting spending is "starving kids"
This is a multi-layer cake of failings, the buck stops well before us. And you better not say colonialism.
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darkphoenix181
12/26/17 2:29:18 PM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
And the U.S. continues to decline on the world stage. But Trump ain't a Russian agent . .


I thought people were tired of the US being the world police?

Now you want the US to be bigger on this front? I mean, what does decline on the world stage mean exactly?
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Funbazooka
12/26/17 2:31:44 PM
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

America first :)
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CEs_EFG
12/26/17 2:31:57 PM
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KazumaKiryu posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?

To prevent impoverished children from starving to death


Is that actually happening?


Just some info

Most people are starving because governments, organizations stop then from receiving food. Aka NK and African warlords
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Persona6
12/26/17 2:41:54 PM
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.

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Nostradumbass
12/26/17 2:43:18 PM
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
Trump taking his ball and going home after the other kids picked on him.
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PlsGodDontBanMe
12/26/17 2:45:22 PM
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Persona6 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.

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CEs_EFG
12/26/17 2:46:00 PM
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Persona6 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.

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CarlGrimes
12/26/17 2:48:45 PM
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Good. The UN need to go the way of its predecessors. It is all just a bloated bureaucratic shitshow that will let countries like Saudi Arabia be part of a human rights council or let countries like North Korea continue to run concentration camps.
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KazumaKiryu
12/26/17 2:53:48 PM
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CEs_EFG posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?

To prevent impoverished children from starving to death


Is that actually happening?


Just some info

Most people are starving because governments, organizations stop then from receiving food. Aka NK and African warlords


So why hasn't the UN stopped that?

Is this yet another situation where the existing organization/laws are not preventing anything, but you promise it would be much worse without them?
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Holy_Cloud105
12/26/17 2:54:24 PM
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r4X0r posted...
You guys have a problem with America using American taxpayer funds on... Americans, instead of giving it to nations around the world that hate us?

No, the problem here is that it looks like we're throwing a temper tantrum and makes the rest of the world less and less reliant on us.
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Dark_Spiret
12/26/17 2:57:49 PM
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good and they should have thrown another 0 on the end of that number.
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creativerealms
12/26/17 3:00:16 PM
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He's having a tantrum because he didn't get his way. He has made the world respect america again. #MAGA.
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creativerealms
12/26/17 3:01:37 PM
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CEs_EFG posted...
Persona6 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.

This statement makes me sad.
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Funbazooka
12/26/17 3:02:13 PM
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Holy_Cloud105 posted...
r4X0r posted...
You guys have a problem with America using American taxpayer funds on... Americans, instead of giving it to nations around the world that hate us?

No, the problem here is that it looks like we're throwing a temper tantrum and makes the rest of the world less and less reliant on us.

For shame!

Don't cut funding from anything! That's what little babies do!
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CarlGrimes
12/26/17 3:04:26 PM
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creativerealms posted...
CEs_EFG posted...
Persona6 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.

This statement makes me sad.

What good has the UN actually done again? How many times have they sat idly by as horrible things happen and do nothing to stop it? How many people have died while they bicker amongst themselves?

They are a fucking joke.
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Tropicalwood
12/26/17 3:04:29 PM
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https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/944628296200880131
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Trigg3rH4ppy
12/26/17 3:04:55 PM
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Dark_Spiret posted...
good and they should have thrown another 0 on the end of that number.

They should cut funding by 250%? I know math isn't a strong suit for Trump slurpers but Jesus Christ man.
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KazumaKiryu
12/26/17 3:08:19 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
CEs_EFG posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?

To prevent impoverished children from starving to death


Is that actually happening?


Just some info

Most people are starving because governments, organizations stop then from receiving food. Aka NK and African warlords


So why hasn't the UN stopped that?

Is this yet another situation where the existing organization/laws are not preventing anything, but you promise it would be much worse without them?

Just spend a few minutes actually reading about UNICEF


What does UNICEF have to do with the UN?
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literal_garbage
12/26/17 3:34:59 PM
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KazumaKiryu posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
CEs_EFG posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
KazumaKiryu posted...
Good for him. A 25% cut only, what are we even paying them for?

To prevent impoverished children from starving to death


Is that actually happening?


Just some info

Most people are starving because governments, organizations stop then from receiving food. Aka NK and African warlords


So why hasn't the UN stopped that?

Is this yet another situation where the existing organization/laws are not preventing anything, but you promise it would be much worse without them?

Just spend a few minutes actually reading about UNICEF


What does UNICEF have to do with the UN?

I am legitimately mad that I didnt make this post
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CarlGrimes
12/26/17 3:36:58 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
CarlGrimes posted...
creativerealms posted...
CEs_EFG posted...
Persona6 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
This is fantastic news. Fuck the UN.

This statement makes me sad.

What good has the UN actually done again? How many times have they sat idly by as horrible things happen and do nothing to stop it? How many people have died while they bicker amongst themselves?

They are a fucking joke.

Again, just spend a few minutes reading about UNICEF

It is kind of pointless if you are just treating the symptoms without curing the disease.
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iron jojo
12/26/17 3:38:37 PM
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Tropicalwood posted...
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/944628296200880131

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CarlGrimes
12/26/17 3:42:20 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
No, preventing children from starving to death isnt pointless.

Why are they starving to death again?
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Knowledge_King
12/26/17 3:46:04 PM
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Don't see a problem
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PrettyBoyFloyd
12/26/17 3:47:41 PM
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The UN is as worthless as the LN was.
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CarlGrimes
12/26/17 4:03:50 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
if youre getting somewhere then just say what you want the U.N. to do instead of feeding them.

Taking out the dictators and warlords that are fucking it up in the first place. It all goes back to the cure the disease rather than treat the symptoms analogy I was using.
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--kresnik--
12/26/17 4:09:43 PM
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I practically jumped for joy when I heard this. They have no business dictating rules and regulations for private nations, which is their focus. They were told that they were not deserving of the money.

When we reform an alliance with the pacific and Russia (and friends), the in nations will have to beg to be a part of it. They're ineffective, harmful, and they just suffered a major blow.
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Tropicalwood
12/26/17 4:10:43 PM
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CarlGrimes posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
if youre getting somewhere then just say what you want the U.N. to do instead of feeding them.

Taking out the dictators and warlords that are fucking it up in the first place. It all goes back to the cure the disease rather than treat the symptoms analogy I was using.

Oh yeah, taking out dictators and warlords works out so great when we instill more like we always do. I'd rather fix my own country than waste money on pointless efforts to help another country by destroying them.... again.
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