UN-believable

Personally, I think the United Nations is a joke and should be expelled from Manhattan. But this story I read today is absolutely crazy.

Instead of kicking the UN out, the federal government is loaning it 1.2 billions dollars to renovate its headquarters. The problem is, that based on what numerous real estate developers have appraised, using square footage and considering possible rates for renovation, this figure of $1.2 billion is multiples of what it should cost. Donald Trump told Kofi Annan that he would do it for under $500 million and got no response. In fact, forget renovation, Trump just spent only $350 million to build a new 90 story building.

This last paragraph of the article I read is particularly nauseating.

American taxpayers have a legitimate interest in knowing the answers to these questions. The renovation is to be financed by a low-interest, 30-year, $1.2 billion loan from the U.S. government. (Kofi Annan's original request for an interest-free loan was turned down.) And, of course, the loan will then be repaid largely by American taxpayers, who foot a little over 20 percent of the U.N.'s bills.

Here is the entire article.