FJB wrote:
The reason the US was withholding some of its dues was because it was protesting the fact that at the time, the US footed 25% of the entire UN budget. Seems a bit unfair given the size of the other economies in the world that one country was paying a full quarter of the UN's budget. The reason it is so high is that the assessment is based on per capital income which is a little "fairer" than just looking at the size of other economies.[/quote]
Which would seem to imply that a country like Switzerland should pay a huge amount. Basing it on per capita income makes no sense and is in no way "fairer" than the overall size of the economy.
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