Nikki Haley has a lot more work to do to if she really wants to cut the U.N.'s budget

"The United Nations General Assembly recently approved a two-year budget of $5.397 billion. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley lauded this outcome, which was $285 million less than the previous budget-a 5 percent cut.

The fact is, however, that Amb. Haley has a lot more work to do.

In dollar terms, the budget cut she secured, if maintained, will save U.S. taxpayers over $31 million in 2018 and again in 2019-- but the U.S. will still pay $594 million each year. That sounds like a lot and it is. But it's just the tip of the iceberg.

American taxpayers provide billions of dollars each year to over 100 international organizations. All told, according to the U.N.'s top-level Chief Executives Board, the U.S. contributed over $9.7 billion to the U.N. system in 2016 alone...

This explains why the U.S. pays more attention to accountability, oversight, and budgetary restraint in the UN and other international organizations than other governments do. We care more, because we have more skin in the game..."