Global Tax Bill

[bigsixfive 328]

The Senate tried to quietly rush through a bill, after the House succeeded, that 90% of America (and 100% of its sane citizens) would be against. Are these shady dealings that undermine the American people the kind of change we really need? I hope not.

AIM Says Media Cover-Up Obama’s Socialist-Oriented Global Tax Bill

Press Release | February 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, February 13, 2008 -- Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid disclosed today that a hugely expensive bill called the "Global Poverty Act," sponsored by Democratic Senator Barack Obama, was quickly passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday and could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States. Kincaid said that the major media's cover-up of the bill, which makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations, demonstrates the media's desire to see Senator Obama elected to the presidency.

In a column posted on the AIM web site, Kincaid noted that Senator Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was trying to rush Obama's "Global Poverty Act" (S. 2433) through his committee without hearings. The legislation would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid, which amounts to a phenomenal 13-year total of $845 billion over and above what the U.S. already spends. It was scheduled for a Thursday vote but was moved up a day, to Wednesday, and rushed through by voice vote. Kincaid learned, however, that conservative Senators have now put a "hold" on the legislation, in order to prevent it from being rushed to the floor for a full Senate vote.

The House version (H.R. 1302) was suddenly brought up on the House floor last September 25 and was passed by voice vote. House Republicans were caught off-guard, unaware that the pro-U.N. measure committed the U.S. to spending hundreds of billions of dollars. Kincaid's column notes that the official in charge of making nations comply with the U.N. Millennium Goals, which are prominently highlighted in the Obama bill, says a global tax will be necessary to force American taxpayers to provide the money.

http://www.aim.org/press-release/aim-says-...global-tax-bill

[Justin5 20]

The House version (H.R. 1302) was suddenly brought up on the House floor last September 25 and was passed by voice vote. House Republicans were caught off-guard, unaware that the pro-U.N. measure committed the U.S. to spending hundreds of billions of dollars.

While House Democrats pass a bill you disagree with designed to help world poverty, House Republicans have no clue what is going on. Are you really upset with the right group?

[bigsixfive 328]

I'm not thrilled with either group, but the fact the Republicans were clueless points to the sneakiness by those involved. If it is really that noble of a cause, why not flaunt it in the open? Surely everyone would agree, if that really was the case.

[BamaGrad03 0]

The House version (H.R. 1302) was suddenly brought up on the House floor last September 25 and was passed by voice vote. House Republicans were caught off-guard, unaware that the pro-U.N. measure committed the U.S. to spending hundreds of billions of dollars.

While House Democrats pass a bill you disagree with designed to help world poverty, House Republicans have no clue what is going on. Are you really upset with the right group?

Why not tax 100% of our income for world poverty...After all it's "for a good cause"

[Auburn85 434]

we have a record budget defict to face and this is being talked about?! ugh

let's just let the federal government file for bankruptcy and be done with it.

[tiger88 934]

Open thy wallet and kneel at the feet of the messiah. Thou might be spared.

[CCTAU 3,356]

Open thy wallet and kneel at the feet of the messiah. Thou might be spared.

Oh there's a lot of people already kneeling. But when they have to give up more of their money than they are dreaming of, then those same people will scream rape. It will be too late though.