Chapter 331: Changes in the Ugly Country
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In addition to the above two points, Ge Manni has experienced the third point the most, which is the change of customers.
Yes, there are not only Chinese customers, but also a certain number of white customers, but most of them come in to see the excitement or enjoy free coffee and fruit and snacks.
For this kind of customer, the company also has a set of standard reception methods, basically able to do no problems, respectfully send people away.
In addition, there is a group of more wealthy Chinese customers living in Atlantic City, who have eaten and seen it, and have turned a blind eye to Griffonny's little tricks.
In other words, if they want to find a little wife, there is no need to joke with so much money, they pay more attention to the quality of the house.
After a few days, Ge Manni, who gradually found the way, immediately changed her work mode, put away the coquettish, sweet smile, and sycophants in the past, changed to a professional attitude, and received customers with the most professional attitude.
One of the clients she is currently working on is a family of three who first came to Atlantic City to develop.
The family opened a Chinese restaurant on the Esplanade, which is not large, but the business is very hot, and many Chinese people from Atlantic City come to patronize it, and there is definitely no shortage of money.
And the family is full of sincerity, just rushing to buy a house, but because of the recent turmoil, they hesitated.
With her little experience, she decided that the family of three was the real buyer, so she decided to do what she liked.
Before asking them to come to see the house, she specially prepared a few desserts that dolls and children loved, and when they arrived, she gave them to the children as soon as they arrived.
Children are treasures in the eyes of parents, and if they can capture the hearts of children, it is naturally easy to talk about other things.
G. Manni played to her feminine strengths and quickly gained the trust of the little one.
Don't look at the young boy's age, he has the heart to like beautiful women early.
As soon as I saw Ge Manni, I couldn't help but hug her, and I didn't let go of her, no matter how my parents pulled it, they couldn't get down.
Ge Manni wished that this was the case, even if he broke his arm today, he couldn't let the child leave him, this was his little hostage.
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While Ge Manni was struggling for her small goal, Li Yaoyang was holding a tax meeting in the office building of the management committee.
It's time for tax reform again, and Atlantic City needs to keep up with current events.
Generally speaking, the development of the tax system in the ugly country has generally gone through three stages:
the stage of indirect taxation with customs duties as the main body;
the stage of the re-taxation system with commodity tax as the main body;
the stage of re-taxation with income tax as the main body;
One by one, in 1783~1861, the indirect tax system with customs duties as the main body during that period.
Before the declaration of formal independence in 1783, the Continental Congress, which consisted of 13 colonies, did not have constitutional taxing powers, and was therefore unable to establish a unified tax system in the country.
In 1787, the country established a federal republic and adopted a new constitution.
Under the new constitution, the Confederation had independent taxing powers, and the states ceded import duties to the Confederation as the main source of revenue for the Confederation.
At the same time, the new constitution also stipulates that the federal government may levy indirect taxes such as liquor taxes, while the states mainly levy direct taxes such as property taxes and poll taxes. Eight Chinese Net
In this way, a set of indirect tax systems with tariffs as the main body began to be established in the ugly country.
During this period, the customs system of the country was changed several times, and the tax rate continued to increase, and by 1861 the average tax rate had reached about 24%.
The revenue of the organization was about 5-----10 times that of other fiscal revenues, and customs duties became the most important tax in the tax system of the ugly country during this period.
In 1861~1913, it began to gradually transform from an indirect tax system with customs duties as the main body to a compound tax system with direct taxes as the main body.
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, the Union began to levy a 3% personal income tax on individuals earning $800 or more a year in order to raise funds and passed by Congress. In 1862, the personal income tax law was amended to provide for an increase in the tax rate to 5% for annual income over $10,000, making the personal income tax slightly more progressive.
After the war, the personal income tax was unanimously opposed by taxpayers, and in 1872, the personal income tax law was abolished.
From 1861 to 1913, the vast majority of the country's federal tax revenues still came from indirect taxes, in which customs duties were almost equal to domestic excise taxes.
In particular, from 1861 onwards, the Confederation expanded the scope of the domestic consumption tax and raised the tax rate, which historically relegated customs revenues to a secondary position.
In 1913, the Ugly Constitution was amended to reinstate the introduction of income tax, thus gradually establishing a tax framework with commodity tax as the main tax, and the proportion of income tax in tax revenue increased year by year.
After 1913, income tax was the main tax system.
The year 1913 marked the dividing line between the tax system of the ugly country and the shift from a tax-based tax on goods to a tax-based tax on income.
But at this time, income tax payers accounted for only 1% of the country's total households, and their income accounted for only 5% of federal tax revenue.
As a result of a sharp increase in military supplies at one station, income tax began to function as a good financing tool.
In 1913, income tax revenues amounted to $35 million, and by 1920 they had reached $4.9 billion, an increase of more than 100 times in seven years.
After the war, instead of being cut, income tax was on the rise, increasing every year.
This is not? 1924 had just begun, and the matter of raising taxes next year was already being studied.
It is a country with a direct tax system and a three-level taxation system at the federal, state, and local (city, county) levels.
In other words, Atlantic City's tax system is entirely up to itself.
This is in the benefit of the Board of Governors, and it is a matter of overall revenue for Atlantic City for the coming year, and all of the proposals are unsurprisingly approved.
The meeting, which was originally planned to be 1 hour, was completed in 20 minutes.
After the meeting ended, I happened to meet Maffite coming in, and the other party greeted:
"Done? Sitting in my office? ”
"Something? I've got a bunch of papers to sign. ”
"I'll talk about it later, I'll find you for something."
No way, let's follow, as soon as I entered the house, I saw Muffet take out a bottle of 'Bison', these guys are really addicted to alcohol.
"Atlantic City needs its own iconic building, and I need your support!"
Iconic buildings? Li Yaoyang was stunned.
He is aware of Maffett's madness, and he also realizes that people in this era are more reckless than he imagined.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that he has this idea, don't look at the current economic decline, but the ugly Chinese people who have experienced the post-war madness in the past few years do not seem to accept the fact that the economy is declining.
For the vast majority of ugly Chinese people, the 20s of the 20th century was a period of great improvement in economic conditions.
In their eyes, many businesses in the ugly country have grown and created new jobs.
Most ugly people's wages have increased, and many have enough money to buy new goods.
The strength of the economy has led to many significant changes in the daily life of the people of the ugly country.
Later, when it comes to the 20s of the 20th century, people will say that it was an exciting time, and historians call it the "noisy 20s".
For millions of ugly people, especially young people, the twenties of the twentieth century brought them a sense of freedom and independence.
The young Ugly soldiers returned from the battlefields of Europe with many new ideas because they saw a different world in Europe.
They have faced death and feel that life should be happy in time.
Instead of silently accepting the traditional way of life in their families and villages, these young soldiers from the ugly country wanted to try a new life. Many young men and women in the ugly country are beginning to challenge some of the traditions left by their parents and grandparents.
For example, some young women are experimenting with new styles of clothing, moving away from figureless dresses to thinner dresses that show off their legs.
Many young women also start smoking.
Beginning in 1918, tobacco production in the country more than doubled.
For the first time, many women also began drinking with men in public and listening to a new trendy music – jazz.
Young people danced foxtrot, Charleston, and other new dances, and they danced on the dance floor no longer far from each other, but hugged each other tightly.
At least for some ugly people, the change in social values is revolutionary.
People openly discuss topics that their parents and grandparents considered to be the best.
In bestsellers and funky shows, themes of unwed mothers and gay people appeared.
The growing film industry makes films about all-night parties for unmarried men and women.
Discussions also began about Freud and other new generations of thinkers about the "surname".
Behind these changes is an important force, and that is the growing independence of women in ugly countries.
In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed, giving women the right to vote.
Equally important, many women participate in the work during the one-stop period.
After the fighters returned home, they continued to work.
In addition, new household equipment has freed women from time-consuming household chores such as laundry and cooking.
Education was also another important driving force for social change in the 20s of the 20th century.
More and more people in the country are receiving a good education, and the number of high school students has doubled since 1920.
Many schools also offer new courses that teach students useful skills.
There has also been a significant increase in the number of people attending university, where more practical courses are offered, such as teacher training, engineering, and business management.
Two other inventions are also important forces for social change: the automobile and radio.
Cars have made it easy for millions of ugly people to get to places they've never been, while radio has made it easy for people to learn about new ideas and experiences from the comfort of their homes.
However, perhaps the most important force driving social change in the twenties of the twentieth century was the sustained economic development of the country during this period.
Many people have spare money to buy things beyond basic necessities such as food and housing.
They can try out new products and experience a different way of life.
"Brother Shen!"
"Hmm!"
Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.
But it doesn't matter who it is.
There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.
on this.
Shen Changqing is used to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.
Arguably.
In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.
The Demon Suppression Division is huge.
The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all strong masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.
Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.
Have memories of the predecessor.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.
Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.
At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.
Access to the attic.
The environment has changed in vain.
A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.
The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.