The 193 U.N. member-states\u2019 contributions are assessed according to their relative \u201ccapacity to pay,\u201d based on population size and gross national income (converted to U.S. dollars at market exchange rates). The ceiling is 22 percent while the bottom level is 0.001 percent, which over the next three years will apply to more than 30 of the world\u2019s poorest countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n The United States<\/a> has paid 22 percent of the total regular budget every year since 2000, and will now continue to do so for the next three years. The U.S. pays 25 percent of the separate peacekeeping budget.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Some developing countries have seen relatively significant increases in their assessments: China, the world\u2019s second-largest economy, will pay 5.15 percent, up from 3.12 last time; the Russian contribution has risen to 2.44 percent from 1.60 percent; Brazil<\/a>\u2019s 2.93 percent is an increase from 1.61.<\/strong><\/p>\n China\u2019s year-on-year GDP growth rate<\/a> last year was 9.2 percent, Russia<\/a>\u2019s was 4.3 percent and Brazil\u2019s 2.7 percent, according to CIA World Factbook<\/a> data.<\/strong><\/p>\n India<\/a>\u2019s increase in U.N. contributions is more modest \u2013 from 0.53 to 0.66 percent \u2013 while Japan, Canada and European countries including Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain will contribute a smaller percentage over the next three years than they have over the past three.<\/strong><\/p>\n The United Nations General Assembly<\/a> has approved a two-year U.N. budget of $5.4 billion.<\/p>\n I really think it is time to remove the United Nations from New York City<\/a> and to remove America from the United Nations. If we want an international organization to support peace and freedom, we should form one with the democracies of the world and leave the thugs and tyrants out of it.<\/p>\n
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