U.S. spurns renewed calls for world tax

Washington Times ^ | 3/20/02 | Ben Barber

[browardchad]

Calls for a world tax…were immediately rebuffed by the White House.

U.S. officials said they managed — with the help of Japan and other donor nations — to remove the global tax plan from the final draft.

”the United States would never go for such a tax," said Patrick Cronin, assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Last week, Mr. Bush pledged a $5 billion increase in U.S. foreign aid in each of the next three years and suggested the money be given as grants to countries with relatively stable financial and political systems.

Time for a reading lesson: the first three quotes unequivocally state the U.S. position (at least today) on a world tax.

The last quote states there will be conditions set for foreign aid. I would certainly question the interpretation of “relatively stable,” and I definitely don’t agree with the amnesty bill (especially after reading this article), but it’s important to point to the positive aspects of this article, and U.S. policy, as well as the negative.

The only positive thing I can say about the amnesty bill is that perhaps Bush thinks without it, Fox will make things so tough on our Southern border that we’ll have to divert military resources badly needed elsewhere down Mexico way.

[altair]

U.S. officials said they managed - with the help of Japan and other donor nations - to remove the global tax plan from the final draft.

Right on! Who are the other good guy donor nations?