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Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
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Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:28:51 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> I'll stand by my assertion. The US is superior to the DPRK(2) by this
> prosperity based metric. The DPRK system isn't working now and has no
> prospects of working better in future. It's also superior to the DPRK by a
> human rights metric. Therefore, to say that the US and the DPRK ought to be
> equal (for example both having one vote on the UN HRC, or both having one
> vote on how UN funds ought to be spent) strikes me as false. I found an op
> ed yesterday (but can't find it now) arguing this very point...that based on
> what is being decided, different countries ought to get different sized
> votes... the one I like was a vote based on proportional contribution to the
> UN budget.
Uh, Lar, that may not be such a good idea - the US has a long history of failing
to pay US dues. If the vote was based on current, true, paid-up dues, there would
be many times when the US would have ZERO votes due to being in arrears.
The idea makes sense to me, but with our past history, it wouldn't bode well for
the US.
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