"Director David, don't thank me, as a member of Congress, reminding the general public to pay taxes is actually within the scope of my duties."

Looking at Pips's bad and good appearance, the IRS system was a little angry, but at this time, a sneer appeared on the corner of David's mouth at the scene, how happy this Pepps danced now, how miserable the meeting will be!

"Now that you've explained the issue of tipping for human rights organizations, Director David, let's change the subject."

Pipps picked up a briefcase placed under the table, took out a document and said: "It has been almost three months and nearly four months since the black tax bill was passed on December 3, 2021, although your IRS has not announced the specific amount of tax revenue, but I have learned through various channels, and the total amount of the treasury is about $120-15 billion, right?" ”

When the words fell, the senior management of the IRS system, especially the Washington General Administration, were all nervous, because they had already heard it, and then this Pepps was going to make a fuss about the tax amount.

"According to the regulations, the specific tax amount of the black tax bill will not be officially announced until the end of this year, so I don't need to answer this question now."

"It's okay if you don't answer."

Picking up the document in his hand, Pipps continued: "As I said, I have learned the approximate figures through various sources, and the total tax revenue of our United States last year was 3.422 trillion US dollars, including personal income tax (22.1%), social security tax (33.5%), corporate income tax (7.6%), consumption tax (17.5%), property tax (1.4%), and other taxes (17.9%)......"

"According to the requirements put forward by the Congressional Black Tax Bill Committee at that time, your IRS's black tax bill needs to occupy more than 1.5%, but according to your current tax share, it accounts for less than 0.5% of the country's total tax revenue on a monthly basis."

"The Black Tax Act gives you the power to collect nearly all taxes, and equips you with all kinds of resources, channels, and funds, but your IRS has not met even half of the committee's expected goals, so should this bill be continued?"

Pepps knew that no matter how much he attacked the IRS's misuse of lynching in this debate, it was unlikely to shake the foundations of the bill.

Because Davy's use of this bill, whether it is against human rights organizations or those bureaucrats, is based on taxation, and in simple terms, it is the original intention of the establishment of this bill.

And if he wants to shake this bill, he can only start from the original intention of this bill, for example, directly attacking the black tax tax seriously does not meet expectations, which will make the support of most members of Congress waver for this bill.

As long as these members of Congress are shaken, then the bill can be really shaken.

This is the killer feature of his debate today!

"Damn, this damn Peps, how long has the black tax bill passed, isn't it normal that it hasn't met expectations? Can this also attack us? ”

"It's only been a few months, and by the end of the year we'll be able to deliver something that satisfies the committee, so what's the hurry?"

In Washington, many high-level officials couldn't help but scold.

As for Obadia, the people of Vertongheng were frowning and their faces were solemn.

The so-called family members know their own affairs, and of course they know very well that the tax revenue of their black tax bill has indeed not met expectations, and even as Pepps said, it has not reached half of the expected results.

And now that Pipps didn't know where to get this data, and released it in front of the whole country, then Congress will be shaken, that's for sure.

At the live broadcast scene, David sneered: "Now that the black tax bill has only been passed for a few months, it is normal that it does not meet expectations, and it is still early before the end of the year, of course, our IRS is confident that it will pull up the share in the remaining half a year, you are in a bit of a hurry to talk about this now, right?" ”

"Also, Senator Pepps, although you are a member of Congress, you are not a member of the Black Tax Bill Committee, are you?"

"It stands to reason that it is not your turn to take care of the tax share of the black tax bill, not to mention, I heard that you have not handled your own constituency, voters, and various tasks well, should you handle your work well, and then care about our IRS tax share?"

Pipps was not angry at David's words, and still replied with an unchanged face: "Although I am not a member of the Black Tax Bill Committee, as I said before, as a member of the parliament, ...... of a country."

"Wait for Councillor Pups!"

Before the other party could finish speaking, David directly interrupted: "As soon as you came up today, you accused us of our style of acting and targeting the black tax bill, and I explained to you one by one, you know, this is a debate session on the TV station, not a hearing on the black tax bill, it's my turn to ask Councillor Pepps some of your questions, right?" ”

When the words fell, Pips was stunned for a moment, but when he thought about it, it seemed that what David said was really right.

It was really just a televised debate, not a congressional hearing on the black tax bill, and he really didn't have the authority to keep David answered.

And now that David said this in front of the whole world, if he still forcibly interrupted the questioning of the black tax bill, it would feel somewhat unfair and ungraceful.

After all, when it comes to debate, everyone can freely ask what they want to ask.

You have asked me for so long, I have explained and answered them one by one, and now it is my turn to ask you, so naturally you have to make some answers, which can show the fairness of today's debate!

Thinking of this, Pipps could only pretend to be generous and replied: "Okay, Director David, since it's a debate, then you can naturally ask me some questions." ”

"Okay, Councillor Pipes, I don't know if you remember the closure of the Ingalls shipyard in your constituency half a year ago?"

When the words fell, Pips, who had maintained a calm appearance, froze, and the index finger of his right hand on the table shook slightly.

"Interestingly, judging by the facial expressions and other micro-reactions of Congressman Pips, this so-called closure of the Ingalls shipyard six months ago seems to have an inside story?"

"Well, according to psychological analysis, when a person is a little weak about something, there will be some flickering uncertainty in his eyes, and just now when Director David said about the closure of the Ingalls Shipyard, although Councillor Pipps quickly covered the past, I can still see that he does have some signs of panic."

These involuntary micro-expressions, ordinary viewers didn't see anything abnormal, but the expressions and psychologists invited by the TV station found the clues, and they also made their own analysis with interest.

"What, Councillor Pepps has a weak heart?"

"Interesting, is this Pips's previous black tax bill, which kept attacking Director David and the IRS, going to be beaten upside down now?"

"As far as I know, the shipyard had more than 3,000 employees back then, and when it was closed, the workers in it took to the streets to protest, and it was quite a big incident at the time."

“……”

Through the analysis of TV experts, there is also a heated discussion on the Internet at this moment.

Meanwhile, Oakland, a city on the east coast of the San Francisco Bay Area, next to San Francisco, is home to the former Ingalls Shipyard.

At this moment in this city, the shipyard employees who were laid off and are still unemployed are all holding their breath and clenching their fists.

The main reason for the closure of the Ingalls shipyard was that Peps, as a member of the council in the area, did not justifiably appeal to the members of Congress for some reason.

Therefore, after the results of the closure came out, more than 3,000 laid-off employees took to the streets to denounce Pips, but in the end, due to Pips's power, it could only be stopped.

And now hearing that there may be some unknown inside information about this shipyard, this instantly rekindled the anger of the laid-off workers of this shipyard.

KTLA-TV broadcasts the live broadcast.

In fact, if ordinary people ask this question, then Pips, an old fritter who has been through a hundred battles, will not show any heterogeneity at all.

But unfortunately, David is not an ordinary person, this is the current number one 'executioner' of the IRS, not only sent criminals, but also many high-ranking officials to prison.

The thought of David's achievements, coupled with the fact that he suddenly asked this question that was very sensitive to him, caught him off guard, and this made a trace of panic flash in Pips's heart.

But he quickly adjusted, pretending to be puzzled and asked: "This is what happened in my constituency at that time, of course I remember, what's the problem?" ”

"The reason why this shipyard was shut down was because Congress was going to cut back some of its financial resources, and Congress chose three locations — San Pedro Shipyard on the West Coast, Southeastern Shipyard in Wilmington, and Ingalls Shipyard in your constituency — to close one of those three locations."

"Ingalls Shipyard is one of the main shipyards of the American Navy and Coast Guard, and has built many destroyers, cruisers, and amphibious warships, so many contributions are there, logically speaking, as long as Congressman Pepps had argued with Congress at that time, then there is a high probability that this shipyard would not have been selected, but you did not, but watched it be shut down, and more than 3,000 people lost their jobs......"

"Wait!"

Pipps couldn't listen to it anymore, and directly stretched out his hand to interrupt: "I don't know where you heard the news, saying that I don't fight for this in Congress, and I have killed more than 3,000 people and lost their jobs, this is simply nonsense, as a member of parliament in the region, what good will it do me to close this shipyard?" ”

David smiled slightly, and replied: "Of course, according to the news I heard, when Congress wanted to choose these three shipyards to close one of them, the relevant personnel of the St. Perode shipyard found you, brought you 1 million US dollars, and promised to provide you with campaign funds and resources in the midterm elections, and finally you chose to agree to this condition after weighing the pros and cons, so you did not argue in front of the committee, which made Congress close the shipyard!" ”

David obtained this information through Goldfinger, which is naturally accurate, and the reason why he uses the uncertain words of 'as far as I hear' is mainly because if he directly says that he has evidence in this regard, it means that the IRS must intervene in the investigation.

And as a member of Congress, in order not to cause panic and targeting by other members of Congress, he certainly cannot investigate and arrest him in the same way as other officials and criminals.

But it doesn't matter, his goal has been achieved, which is to make Pips embarrassed in front of the eyes of the whole country and cause others to criticize him.

"It can be seen that Councillor Pipps is panicking, which proves that he really has a ghost in his heart!"

"Judging from the psychological behavior and performance, I am afraid that what Director David said may not necessarily be hearsay, but it may ...... It's true? ”

The experts of the TV station made their own analysis by observing Pips's expression.

"What, the reason why this Congressman Pipps wants to close the shipyard in his constituency is because he has received bribes and some conditions from the Saint-Perold shipyard?"

"The St. Perod shipyard is part of the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, and this company is a subsidiary of General Motors, as for General Motors, this is the sixth largest defense contracting company in the world, and it is one of the largest arms groups in the United States, and the Forbes Global 2000 list is ranked 214th, and it is a well-deserved giant group, and I now seem to understand why Congressman Pepps would allow his shipyard to be closed!"

"Getting some support from this kind of giant group, compared to closing the shipyards in their own jurisdiction and losing some votes and prestige, the former is really more cost-effective!"

"Don't rush to conclusions, Director David is just hearsay after all, and he didn't say that there is substantial evidence."

“……”

At this time, there was also an uproar on the Internet because this big melon was exposed.

At this time, the laid-off employees of the original Ingalls shipyard were even more excited.

Although David said that it was just a rumor received, and did not say that there was substantial evidence, it was logically reasonable and could be explained.

As a shipyard that made great contributions to the United States, Ingalls had a good chance of retaining the congressional committee as long as Pepps argued for it at the time.

And there is really no better explanation for the reason why Pipps did not argue with reason, except that he accepted bribes and received some conditional support from this shipyard and even the company behind this shipyard, as David said now.

(End of chapter)