Rand Paul: “my amendment is a very simple, clear amendment. It prohibits the use of any funds in this bill to be used by the United…”

“my amendment is a very simple, clear amendment. It prohibits the use of any funds in this bill to be used by the United Nations to promote a world global tax. Over the last 10 years, there were at least five meetings in the United Nations that talked and met for the sole purpose of devising a global tax. Not too long ago the G8 met, and France and Germany proposed a global tax on airline tickets. There have been other proposals on taxes on financial services. Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, stated, ``No one in the G8 has said anything against it. It is now on the agenda.'' So it is not like I have dreamed up this possibility. This is very real. It is on the agenda. They have talked about it for years. Mr. Chairman, I would like to say that support for my amendment would be that somebody has responded. They think that nobody has, but I think the American people through us are quite willing to respond and say we are not ready, we do not think that it is a good idea that the United Nations be funded through a global tax.”