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UN to buy Manhattan playground for new building, US taxpayers could foot bill
daily caller ^ | 9-26-11 | Caroline May

Posted on 09/27/2011 4:00:47 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB

The United Nations is in the final stages of obtaining approval to build a new high-rise on the Robert Moses Playground, located near the U.N. headquarters in New York City. The building, excluding the price of land and security, is estimated to cost $350–$475 million and would provide a home for U.N. offices that are currently dispersed throughout New York. Heritage Foundation fellow Brett Schaefer points out that with America paying for 22 percent of the U.N.’s budget, taxpayers could be on the hook for a large portion of the new building’s cost.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: broke; building; debt; playground; taxes; taxpayers; un
outsource that to Somalia.
1 posted on 09/27/2011 4:00:49 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
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To: WOBBLY BOB
US out of the UN
UN out of the US

But barring that, consolidating them all in one location sounds acceptable - providing we don't pay for it.

2 posted on 09/27/2011 4:02:31 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (So much stress was put on Bush's Fault that it finally let go, magnitude 6)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
The UN Building will one day make a fine Condominium development.

I've got dibs on a 47th floor SW corner space, overlooking central Manhattan.

3 posted on 09/27/2011 4:05:18 PM PDT by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
Out damned spot... OUT!!!
4 posted on 09/27/2011 4:11:05 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Just Say No.


5 posted on 09/27/2011 4:11:05 PM PDT by iowamark (Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
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To: iowamark

FUUN


6 posted on 09/27/2011 4:16:48 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (fffffFRrrreeeeepppeeee-ssed!)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Knock that domino into the east river and float it back to the turd-world.

We don’t need these socialist, whore-mongering, ticket-dodging, dictator-loving, child-raping, thieving bastards creating more traffic in this city.

Anyone care to add on?


7 posted on 09/27/2011 4:27:35 PM PDT by varyouga
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If we’re footing the bill, HOW is the UN buying it? Stupid title.


8 posted on 09/27/2011 4:35:09 PM PDT by jackibutterfly (The American Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

No. Just no. We have no business paying for everyone else when we can’t pay for ourselves.


9 posted on 09/27/2011 4:40:25 PM PDT by Bookwoman ("...and I am unanimous in this...")
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To: WOBBLY BOB

So have the city taxpayers in NYC voted on the sale of their playground? Or is this another way for Bloomie to make his bones with the UN Thugocracy?


10 posted on 09/27/2011 4:42:28 PM PDT by mo
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To: WOBBLY BOB

What are they going to use for money?


11 posted on 09/27/2011 5:03:08 PM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: mo

maybe they cut a deal to have the blue helmets shoot the trans fats eaters.


12 posted on 09/27/2011 5:09:36 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (See ya later, debt inflator ! Gone in 4 (2012))
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To: WOBBLY BOB

You know Somalia would be the PERFECT place for the UN. :^D


13 posted on 09/27/2011 5:51:09 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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