re: What do you mean that we haven't paid our bill?
From the UN Press Release concerning member dues and ability of the UN to fulfill its charter obligations, titled "FULL, TIMELY PAYMENT OF MEMBER STATES’ DUES ESSENTIAL TO UNITED NATIONS’ FINANCIAL HEALTH, DELEGATES STRESS IN BUDGET COMMITTEE":
DAVID DUTTON (Australia), also speaking on behalf of Canada and New Zealand, said the delegations he represented were pleased to see that the Organization’s financial situation had continued to improve during 2002. The largest factor had been the payment by the United States of a substantial proportion of its arrears. He welcomed that country’s efforts to rectify its long-standing debts to the United Nations and encouraged it to complete the payment of all its arrears.
The article is dated May 15, 2003. If you have information indicating that we, with a budget deficit that would choke an elephant, have completely paid our arrears, please point it out to me. I care. I really do.