DISPUTE OVER US-OWED FEES Under U.S. law, it was supposed to give one-year notice and pay all outstanding fees - around $260 million - before departing. But a U.S. State Department official disputed that the statute contains a condition that any payment needs to be made before withdrawal. “The American people have paid more than enough,” a State Department spokesperson said in an email earlier on Thursday.

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    Well thats on brand as our Health and Human Services Secretary is openly advocating unhealthy practices. I’m surprised the WHO didn’t throw us out. They certainly have reason to.

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        Also… You know… World health

        I think the pandemic made it abundantly clear that viruses have very little respect or care for our borders and nation states…

        USA dropping out of a collaborative effort to promote health and safety, weakens the “immune system” of the planet.

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      USA to be the first member of newly formed world health insurance organisation, where it costs a trillion dollars to sneeze.

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    The American people have paid more than enough

    I mean… true, they just got the payee wrong. The American people have paid more than enough, but not to the WHO, no, they have paid too much to oligarchs and this corrupt ass government.