Re: [FT]United Nations?

> Say Jon(GZG)?
> 
> Have a question for you.
> 
> I was resently rereading the FT timelines.  (in the books)  And a
> thought struck me...
> 
> How did the UN survive the colapse of the USA?  Here and now, the USA
> pays a substantial amount of the member dues.  (My friend -- who knows
> more about this than I do -- says it is in the area of 70%. There are
a
> lot of counties around the world that refuse to pay their member
> dues...  The US feels that if we pay their dues for them, they will
stay
> involved, and we can keep an eye on things...)

   Nope, your friend has it wrong.  The  USA isn't paying its dues while
most other countries do.

Enjoy,
Tom Granvold				<thomas.gravold@eng.sun.com>