Overlooked in the fervor to select a Democrat nominee is what Obama really
stands for; we can only hope this will not be the case in the national election
if Obama is chosen. There are many ideas proposed by Obama to criticize him
about but one that stands out and has great implications is the Global Poverty
Act Obama supports.
The Global Poverty Act (S.2433) would require the
United States to spend $845 billion ($845,000,000,000.00) on welfare to
third-world countries. This amounts to a tax of over $2,000 on each man, woman
and child in the United States. The foreign aid budget now stands at $300
billion; the Act would add the additional expenditure to the already huge amount
allocated to assist the world.
As Phyllis Schlafly wrote recently:
"Obama's costly, dangerous and altogether bad bill (S. 2433), which
could come up in the Senate any day, is called the Global Poverty Act. It would
commit U.S. taxpayers to spend 0.7 percent of our Gross Domestic Product on
foreign handouts..."
WorldNetDaily.com quotes Cliff Kincaid at Accuracy
in Media as saying:
"[T]he legislation, if approved, dedicates 0.7
percent of the U.S. gross national product to foreign aid, which over 13
years... would amount to $845 billion 'over and above what the U.S. already
spends. "The plan passed the House in 2007 'because most members didn't realize
what was in it.' Congressional sponsors have been careful not to calculate the
amount of foreign aid spending that it would require." (Emphasis added to show
the seriousness of the chance this horrendous bill may become law.)
The
cost in money of Obama’s Global Poverty Act is not the only problem. The bill
requires the President: "acting through the Secretary of State, and in
consultation with the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the
United States Government, international organizations, international financial
institutions, the governments of developing and developed countries, United
States and international nongovernmental organizations, civil society
organizations, and other appropriate entities, shall develop and implement a
comprehensive strategy to further... the reduction of global poverty, the
elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goal".
The "international organizations" and "international
nongovernmental organizations" and "other appropriate entities" are of course
the United Nations; the same institution that has a record of corruption, bad
judgment and anti-Americanism.
In 2000 the United Nations established a
"Millennium Development Goal" (referred to in the Global Poverty Act) having
among its provisions: a "currency transfer tax," (a tax imposed on companies and
individuals who must exchange dollars for foreign currency); a "tax on the
rental value of land and natural resources"; "royalty on worldwide fossil energy
projection -- oil, natural gas, coal"; "fees for the commercial use of the
oceans and fees for airplane use of the skies", fees for use of the
electromagnetic spectrum", "fees on foreign exchange transactions", and a "tax
on the carbon content of fuels".
The Millennium Development Goal also
includes: a "standing peace force," (that is, a United Nations army); a "UN arms
register of all small arms and light weapons," (which would enable guns to be
regulated or confiscated in contradiction to the 2nd Amendment of our
Constitution); "peace education," to be offered "at all levels from preschool
through university"; and "political control of the global economy." All this
would be done by the UN General Assembly because in addition to all else, the
Goal includes "strengthening the United Nations for the 21st century" by
"eliminating" the veto and permanent membership in the Security Council. (Note:
the third world holds a majority in the UN General Assembly.)
The
Millennium Development Goal also proposes: "eradication of poverty" by the
"redistribution [of] wealth and land," cancellation of "the debts of developing
countries, and "fair distribution of the earth's resources."
The United
Nations Millennium Development Goal resembles the goals developed and
implemented by the totalitarian Nazi regime in Germany under Adolph Hitler.
Many in the Senate have already announced support for Obama’s Global
Poverty Act; among them; Senators Richard Lugar, Joseph Biden, Maria Cantwell,
Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Diane Feinstein, Chuck Hagel, Olympia
Snowe, Tim Johnson, Tom Harkin and Robert Mendez. (President Bill Clinton also
endorsed the Global Poverty Act.)
I suggest we do as Phyllis Schafley
recommends:
"The Global Poverty Act would be a giant step toward the
Millennium Goals of global governance and international taxes on Americans. Tell
your Senators to kill this un-American bill."
We should also remember
what Barrack Obama stands for when we vote in the presidential election if he is
on the Democrat ticket. Election of Obama would mean a loss of the independence
our soldiers have fought and died for us to maintain.
Vincent Gioia is a retired patent attorney living in Palm Desert, California.
His articles may be read at www.vincentgioia.com and he may be contacted at gioia@gte.net.
