Chapter 458: I Can't Stand It
"Those well-fed councillors are so fucked!" An Feng was indignant.
Wang Le shrugged: "Who let them cause such a big disaster?" Although the starting point is also good, I can only consider myself unlucky when I have this kind of inexplicable connection. Not to mention that the European people are very unhappy, including the United States, the feelings of the whole world are now fragile. ”
An Feng was unhappy: "These things are too annoying!" By the way, when are you going to go back? ”
Since the outbreak of the virus, the entry and exit management of various countries has been relatively strict, and Wang Le has not returned, but only talked to his family on the phone to prove that everything is good. But there are also some bad ones, after all, the Chinese population is the largest, and the losses caused by the outbreak of the epidemic are also very heavy.
Fortunately, An Feng focused on taking care of China, and the losses were controlled as much as possible.
"Next week, the country is already very stable." Wang Le said.
"I'm also going to take my parents back, and a few of my relatives are gone." An Feng said.
"Condolences." Wang Le said.
An Feng said: "It's okay, I have participated in thirteen funerals in the past few days, and I have seen it, and those who are still alive will try to live happily, no one can predict what tomorrow will be like, but it is better to die with a smile than to wait for death with a sad face, right?" ”
Wang Le nodded: "I agree with your opinion." ”
Next week, Anfeng took his family and friends to China, and Joanna stayed in the United States with him, and the two children. After a period of time, he landed in S City, said goodbye to Wang Le, and continued to transfer flights to the south. All the way back home, the streets were full of people, and there was not much change to be seen.
But even the passers-by looked a little dignified, and the epidemic took tens of millions of lives, which was no less than a fierce all-out war, although it did not bring the ruins of a conventional war. The streets are still the same, but they have taken a huge toll psychologically.
An Feng saw a lot, so he looked at it indifferently.
A few days later, he originally wanted to stay for a few more days, but An Feng's parents were very open-minded and knew that there were many things going on with him. didn't let him stay longer. An Fenghe and Joanna return to the United States to continue their normal lives, play their part, and contribute to the recovery of the whole world.
The United States has been very lively recently, and is engaged in the election of a new president, which has been postponed due to the outbreak of the virus, and now it is a new one, and the most advantageous advantage of the competitor is that the net worth is clean, and the current government is somewhat stained. People tend to think of the active push for vaccines.
The current government is now thinking about itself and the future of the party, so it is imperative that in the last six months of the year, there is a clear record of political performance, even if there is no hope of re-election. Therefore, the passage of the bill for multinational enterprises in Congress is already a certainty, and it is also on the agenda for private individuals.
An Feng is worried about his fortune and the huge tax problems that come with it.
This is not something that can be solved by paying back taxes - it is called tax evasion. If the specified tax payment period has been exceeded, it is not only necessary to make up the payment. You have to pay a fine and then you have to be prosecuted. Go to court. If the amount is large enough, he could end up in prison for decades...... This is the worst-case scenario.
However, for private offshore tax avoidance, if the bill is to be implemented after it is passed, it must be cooperated by many parties, at least the Swiss bank will not nod lightly, it will have to be discussed by the Swiss government. If the Government wants to discuss it, it has to listen to Parliament...... Maybe you won't be able to get through guò, but it will take five or six years to get through guò.
During this period, he could launder money, launder hundreds of billions of dollars, and pay a certain fee.
Obviously, the bill gives individuals a lot of time to prepare. The U.S. government also has no intention of driving the super-rich to the brink of extinction, and this is a clear reminder. An Feng believes that many people are looking for new ways to avoid taxes, but he can't find a better one because there is too much money.
With tens of billions of funds, it is not too difficult to find a new way out, but more than 100 billion yuan is not something that any banking organization can accept lightly, it is too hot. The bank manager reminded him that he gave up his American citizenship and went to live in a country with light taxes, and with his current prestige, he was welcome wherever he went.
The tax burden in the UK is lower than that in the United States, and the UK has chartered a number of offshore financial centers, the British Virgin Islands is more famous. An Feng's naturalization is much easier than others, the whole world will welcome the hero who saves humanity, and his ability to create wealth cannot be underestimated.
After a series of events, it has become clear to the media that he is the invisible rich.
Because in the virus incident alone, the indirect expenses related to him far exceeded the personal assets estimated by the media, 20 billion? No kidding, when Joanna allocated money as the chairman of the medical association, it was simply 30 billion, and there were research centers that had a close relationship with them.
The patents authorized by the research center are estimated to be worth more than two trillion yuan.
Vaguely, people seem to know something from the clues, but the scope of the matter is too wide, coupled with the current prestige of An Feng and Joanna, deliberately going against them, the consequences are terrifying. Media that specialize in economic reporting have ideas, but they don't dare to write them.
It's hard to check Anfeng now, and he's not afraid of these, what he's worried about is the problem of changing the vest.
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The consortium has also encountered trouble in the grand economic strategy in which it is involved.
The original meticulous plan, but because of the outbreak of the virus, eight months of time were completely wasted, which almost ruined half of the plan, they have invested too much money in this bet, and now it is impossible to pull their hands, and even they can't easily afford the loss.
What's worse is that the outbreak of the virus in Europe has affected the economy, and during the period of economic stagnation in various countries, the government has frantically invested in the research and development of vaccines, and the European Union has invested hundreds of billions of dollars before and after, but it has been wasted, and the research of the virus has not made any progress, and it has dragged itself down.
Coupled with the actions of certain speculators in the aftermath of the disaster, the EU economy has suffered a heavy blow.
First of all, Greece can't hold on, they are going bankrupt, but with the lessons of more than ten years ago, the interaction between the EU countries and the European pig countries is not as strict as before, and Germany is also calm on this matter, they are trying to restore domestic order, and there is not much leisure to worry about Greece.
As if it was an appointment, Italy, Spain and Portugal couldn't stand it.
Italy is also unlucky, the virus outbreak is in August, and in August they have a holiday, and people from all over the country go on vacation to the surrounding countries and fly all over the world. As a result, the group of people who ran to France came back and became carriers, and the carriers passed two and two and four...... That's it.
In some of the hardest-hit areas of Italy, the death rate has reached 30%, which is already close to that of France. And the Italian government, which was already living in the shadow of debt, has once again become an Achilles' heel, first with huge investments during the outbreak of the virus, and then with spending on corporate support across the country.
Although no bombs fell overhead, and the building did not turn to ashes, there were many fewer people going to work than before, not because they didn't want to go to work, but because they were gone...... The factory has no workers, and there is no boss to pay wages. Naturally, it was a series of bankruptcies, which made the government anxious.
Italian government bonds with yields of more than 8% have sounded the bankruptcy alarm, and they want to apply for international aid, but all parties are helpless, and the situation is similar in EU countries, where the population has lost too much. Now they are all adjusting and protecting themselves, and the IMF cannot act rashly in this predicament.
The economy of the four European pig countries is not too high-quality in the first place. Coupled with a lazy personality, they don't want to go to work and shout high benefits, once they encounter something big or small, they will not be able to withstand it. Now that the problem has erupted, the timing is very inappropriate, just in time to recover in Europe. A time when you don't have time to take care of yourself.
If it were just Greece, the problem might not be very serious, but if the four European pigs collectively attacked, the impact on the European Union would still be great, and the European Central Bank has been buying large amounts of Italian government bonds in the market for several days to drive down yields. But the move has been unable to alleviate the market's concerns.
The European Commission's official in charge of the economy also admitted that the future is worrying.
Once these countries go bankrupt in a row, the EU will not be able to avoid it, and first of all, there will be a chain of bad debts in the European economy, and it will be difficult to borrow, and the creditors will be miserable, which will affect the stock market, plummet, and damage the euro...... A vicious circle is created that will engulf the whole of Europe in crisis.
The biggest losses were made by the EU member states, as well as the overseas capital of the consortium.
The Texas consortium was generalized, and originally focused on betting on the European economy, and victory was just around the corner, but because of natural disasters, the best opportunity was delayed, and now it is trapped, and it will lose a lot of money, and it will continue to lose money if it does not go...... This situation is also very frustrating, and the foundation is actively considering countermeasures.
In addition, national sentiment is also influencing the situation.
Protests erupted in Spain and Italy, where people from all walks of life took to the streets on television to hold signs and get excited, and university students also ran out to join in the fun, and an Italian interviewed said that he now works eight hours a day, but seven hours are used to pay taxes!
I can't afford to eat pasta!
The response to interviews with other people on American television stations is similar: the government is incompetent, not only has it failed to play a role in the virus disaster, but it has also been slow to respond after the disaster.
So they shouted the slogan: Go bankrupt!
In terms of the significance of bankruptcy to a country, it is not like the bankruptcy of a company, where everything valuable is taken to auction. It's just that the country has no credit, money is no longer valuable, and even waste paper, state-owned assets can be easily privatized, and the worst consequence is the formation of a colonial state with monopoly capital doing whatever it wants.
But bankruptcy only harms ordinary people, and the rich people keep their money in Swiss banks, and it has nothing to do with them how the country goes bankrupt, but rather makes more profits at very low prices - for example, the government is forced to sell state-owned assets, which were originally 10 million, but now millions.
Ordinary people can't afford it whether it's tens or millions, but for tycoons, it's too simple.
It was in this state of discontent that the bankruptcy crisis erupted along with the crisis of confidence.
The people of Sardinia also took to the streets, but they focused on the matter of "secession from the government" because they did not want the catastrophe of Italy's bankruptcy to affect them. In addition, in the case of the virus, they were very dissatisfied and even angry with the government's quarantine practices, and the people's feelings broke out completely.
They demanded that the government be held accountable for the 600,000 dead.
There are even opposition parties discussing a referendum on whether they want to secede from Italy.
The Italian government immediately declared the referendum illegal, that it would not be recognized, and that the army would likely go to suppress it - but the repression would only lead to stronger resistance, and they lost 600,000 lives in the virus catastrophe, no longer fearing any violence, and called for international intervention in the matter.
At this moment, Europe is really unsettled and rising again and again, becoming the focus of the world's attention. (To be continued......)