American Fortune Life
Chapter 1592: Behind the scenes
"The returning New York" Hero "Giants coaches and players celebrated this historical moment with more than 2 million fans, and the celebration was unprecedentedly spectacular ..."
"Budweiser will provide free beer to carnivalists at more than 20 bars on the parade route. In addition, other beer companies have said that they do not want to be defeated by other manufacturers. They provide free beer to fans on the day of the parade ..."
"The fans came to the parade route in the early morning to prepare for this grand event. They were waiting for the carnival in the cold wind ..."
Watching TV, in the carnival celebrations of New York City, millions of people screamed, high-five, and hugged in the severe cold, singing live broadcasts of the Giants' battle song over and over again, resting their feet on their desks and lying on the presidential throne Shanghai Olympic Games did not generate the joy and glory for the Giants to win the championship because of his amazing predictions.
Especially when he saw Andy Smith standing in front of the microphone and accepting cheers from all over New York, his mood became even worse.
The latest data shows that from consumption to investment, from manufacturing to services, from the financial market to the housing market, there are signs of further deterioration in the US economy.
What is particularly worrying is that the US unemployment rate reached its highest point in the past 26 years in January and continues to rise, and the livelihood problem is becoming more and more serious.
In the presidential election, the American people pinned his hopes on saving the economy and changing the status quo, and his ability to govern will inevitably be questioned if he cannot improve the economic situation as soon as possible after he takes office.
The economic stimulus plan and the new financial rescue plan were blocked in the Senate. Uncertainty about measures to rescue the banking industry led investors to sell financial stocks. The three major stock market indexes in New York continued to plummet by more than 4% across the board today.
This caused the panic among investors who had just settled down, spreading again, and fled in the sorrow of the market.
And behind this panic situation, Andy Smith's figure is looming, which makes Okuanhai, who has become the president, truly realizes for the first time that the talented, lucky young man he has seen All Wall Street super crocodile are not the slightest difference in coldness, greed, and do whatever they can for the benefit! In addition, I got some bad news early this morning. For example, UBS announced a fourth-quarter loss of $ 7 billion and plans to cut another 2,200 employees.
Royal Bank of Scotland announced that it will cut up to 2,300 positions in the UK.
GM plans to cut 10,000 salaried employees worldwide to cut costs.
Boeing's re-released results show that its fourth-quarter loss has expanded, while its full-year profit in 2008 has shrunk ...
This is undoubtedly another fuel to the current stock market. Sure enough, only one morning, the United States plummeted more than 4% across the board.
Helplessly, he can only watch all this. Ao Guanhai picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, sank into the water, stretched his hands and pinched the bridge of his nose, a sense of powerlessness came to his heart. In addition to the helplessness that could not stop the stock market plummeting, the more important thing was his Everything felt powerless, even if he was already president.
After the economic stimulus plan that was originally rejected by the Elephant Party was sent to the Senate, the original economic stimulus plan, which totaled more than $ 800 billion, swelled to $ 937 billion. Senators of the Donkey Party have added a lot of expenditure items to it, further escalating the contradictions between the two parties, and the signs of stranding of the plan are becoming increasingly apparent.
Why do these greedy **** not think about it, if this plan is not implemented, the US economy may fall into the serious consequences of a prolonged recession?
The fire in Aoguanhai's heart soon dissipated, and he shook his head helplessly and sighed. As a politician, he really understood the mentality of these people. Everyone wants a piece of cake for such a big cake. However, in the distribution When finished, the unreached people naturally want to make the cake bigger again!
Knowing that his economic stimulus package was as high as $ 800 billion, including shoe manufacturers, zoos, business center owners, airlines, public broadcasters, car dealers, and even catfish farmers, and everyone else who can pay Those who can afford the lobbying expenses have sent lobbyists to Washington, hoping that they can get a "piece of cake" from the aforementioned economic stimulus plan. Members of parliament have spared no effort to fight for the best interests of their constituency, hoping to get the most delicious piece of cake.
"Damn, they just want someone like me to keep the door, because they know that I will do whatever it takes, they all like it, get involved and profit from it. They don't need me to stick to anything, they just want me to stand up, hope I am strong and hope I take action ...
The cards are shuffled and the rules are manipulated. fxxk! Welcome tm to the end of the intellectual age. There is no right or wrong here, only incoming and outgoing. "As if rap-like, Aoguanhai muttered ugly softly, venting his anger.
"嘀"
The answering machine on the desk rang, and Aoguanhai took a few deep breaths, calmed down his emotions, and reached out and pressed.
"Mr. President, Senator Smith is here."
"Please come in."
After letting go, Au Guanhai's mouth rose, and he stood up from the throne, sorted out his suit, looked at the oval office, heard the knock twice, the door was pushed open, and Old Smith looked indifferently. Came in behind the presidential secretary.
"Good morning, Mr. President."
"Good morning, Senator Smith, please sit down, coffee or tea?"
"Coffee, thank you."
Old Smith and Aoguanhai sat opposite each other and started a chatter without saying a word. When the secretary got coffee, Old Smith smiled and took a sip. After putting down the coffee cup, Aoguanhai started to say solemnly: " Mr. Smith, have you read the latest report from the Department of Labor? In January this year, the number of unemployed in the United States reached 600,000, the highest monthly unemployment record since 1974, and the overall unemployment rate reached 76%, the highest since 1992. . This situation has significantly increased the urgency of adopting a stimulus package. The whole world is paying attention to what we will do in the next few days! "
The faint smile on Old Smith's face dissipated, and his eyes became extremely sharp and bright. "Everybody has many different opinions on the economic stimulus plan. We all hope that we can" suspend "this plan to win more time for modification and make full use of it." Taxpayer money. "
"No, no, Mr. Smith, when the economic stimulus plan is implemented for one day every night, more Americans will lose their jobs, save less, and fail to maintain their homes. You know, if Congress does not approve this plan, the economic downturn may continue to count. In 2015, there will be another 5 million job losses, the unemployment rate will climb to double digits, and the country will fall into a deeper crisis. At some point, it may not be possible to reverse it.
Mr. Smith, don't let the "bad habits of Washington" hinder our progress. I hope that our two parties can work together and act boldly to turn crisis into opportunity and write "another great chapter in our history." Austrian Guanhai persuaded the elephant party boss in front of him, hoping that the other party could be persuaded by him.
Unfortunately, he faced an old fox with a family history and a lifetime of travelling in Zhenghai. Old Smith just smiled slightly, blinked his eyes, and said, "Okay, then we can first Have an exchange and I try to go back and convince them ... "
Speaking, he took out a folder from the side of the bag and handed it to Aoguanhai, saying, "In addition to requesting the plan to" slim down ", it also requires an increase in tax reductions for individuals and businesses. Regarding the Minister of Commerce Nominations and ... "
After taking the folder and opening it, I just took a look at Au Guanhai, and when I heard the words of Old Smith, I couldn't help but look up and looked at each other, his face was a bit ugly, like the party, this is a lion's mouth!
Old Smith didn't care about Au Guanhai's gaze, and smiled slightly. He had been asking for the price, let's talk slowly. Thinking of a call from his grandson asking him to delay the time for the plan to pass for a few days, for the benefit of his family, he could not make the president of the Donkey Party better!
New York, Andy sitting in the Giants General Manager's office, hands in his pants pockets, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the crowded celebrations in the stadium, listening to the cheers of the mountain tsunami, his eyes became crescent-shaped, The corners of his mouth are raised, and the smile on his face is extremely bright under the winter sun.