In every city, there would be some special jobs that didn't have much profitability and at the same time the city hall didn't want to do them themselves, such as city cleaners, regional service companies or public service causes or something like that.
In the past, these jobs were managed by the Social Services Department, and then, for a variety of reasons, it was finally decided to contract out to specialized companies, businesses to do the work.
Like public transportation in Sabine, that was one of the public service businesses that was transferred out of the Department of Social Services.
Because these businesses, such as city cleaning, such as garbage disposal stations, such as various welfare homes nursing homes and such companies hardly have a profitable content, they can't rely on janitors sweeping the floor to make big, big money, so the city hall will appropriately give some financial subsidies, and at the same time, give some policy favoritism.
For example, some tax relief will be given as an incentive to encourage large companies to take the initiative to shoulder more social responsibility.
Is it true that only non-profit-making public service companies are subsidized?
Actually, not really. Everyone knows how profitable urban transportation companies are, and how to determine whether a company meets the criteria for getting subsidies depends entirely on the political value and political significance of its existence.
If necessary, Sabine's chief administrator first blow the whistle on how it's going to be done, hold a few hearings to listen to industry experts, some community input, and as long as everyone thinks it's okay, then the subsidy will come down.
There is a line that can't be touched here, and that is that the public can't be made to feel that this is unnecessary, and in the words of the media, the federal government is a good government that is efficient and clean, and never wastes the taxpayer's ex.
The public may not be too good at some of the other things, but they still know what to do when it comes to identifying themselves as taxpayers, and making a scene about it.
But this used merchandise trading auction ... of Lynch's it doesn't look like a public service, it is at best a little tied to the nature of social services.
This made the expression on Ferrell's face a little complicated, on the one hand he felt that Lynch was a little bit not too good to deal with, and at the same time had a feeling that he had spent his life saying that other people were stupid, and in the end he himself had also become a stupid person.
Once Lynch was able to eat the subsidy, the salary he paid to himself might not even be one percent of the subsidy, and even though he said that the money had nothing to do with himself, Ferrell still had a feeling of having suffered a loss.
While he kept quiet and pretended not to know, Lynch began to increase his leverage.
"Mr. Advisor, you may not be too clear about this, before the end of this year, I will open the Star Trading Corporation all over the state, with its headquarters in Sabine."
"At that time, I'll also be constructing a brand new warehouse district, a specialized transportation company to enliven the second-hand goods economy within the state."
"By that time, the Star Trading Corporation's second-hand goods trading practices will cover the entire state, and even outside of it, and the huge influence will surely be able to provide Mr. Mayor with an illustrious political record."
"People only need to spend less money to be able to satisfy their pursuit of a high quality of life, and at the same time can greatly reduce some of the successive birth of social problems."
"People have always gone to crime because of poverty, now there is a way to get money without breaking the law, and as long as the federal government, and the state government can find a way to revitalize the economy in a short period of time, we may come out of the woods and be in the national spotlight more than any other state."
"And, I personally promise that before next year, the number of employees in my company will exceed five hundred, only more, not less ..."
Said Lynch, pulling out his checkbook again, he held the pen, the tip of which almost landed on the check, and he looked up to ask a question completely unrelated to what he had just said, "What is the cap on single person contributions in this state?"
The federal government, in an effort to limit the unethical dealings hidden between capitalists through political contributions and some politicians, had instituted a maximum contribution law, with an annual cap on contributions for everyone, which did a good job of curbing the momentum of the capitalists' naked search for political endorsers, but it also made something that was obvious at a glance a little more complicated, and practically useless.
Most corporations donate collectively to politicians in their camp, collectively and as a whole, including part-time jobs that may only be a hundred bucks a month or so, and also donate up to the cap in support of political parties, and anyone who knows why that is and why it is so.
The bill was later amended to strengthen some information management, requiring that the name of every donor and the amount donated be recorded, but it still doesn't protect against the funneling of benefits - donations can be over-reimbursed, people donate enthusiastically, and will still feel that the cap is too low!
Ferrell immediately realized what was going on, he moved his butt again and said in a low voice, "The rule in this state is that you can't give more than a hundred and fifty dollars in cash ..."
Lynch didn't reply to him and immediately wrote a line of numbers on his checkbook, then tore the check off and pushed it over.
It was a brand new transfer check, and the seventy-five thousand dollar figure on it made Ferrell's breath catch a little, he looked at the check, and then at Lynch, who then put away his fountain pen to reveal a smile that had always been as bright as the sunshine, "I think that since His Excellency the Mayor has been in charge of Sabine, our city has made great strides, and I very much support His Excellency the Mayor's political program as well as the philosophy of governance ..."
He paused here, "What party is His Excellency the Mayor from?"
Ferrell nearly hid his face as he raised his hand and snapped his eyebrows, saying stiffly, "The Federal Progressive Party ..."
"Right! The Federal Progressive Party!" , Lynch raised his finger and pointed at Ferrell, "The Federal Progressive Party, a good party, I know them and appreciate their performance, this is my donation to His Excellency the Mayor as well as to the Federal Progressive Party, it won't be illegal, will it?"
Ferrell shook his head with a bitter smile, surely not illegal, without exceeding the cap it was not illegal, "But you'll still need a list sir, these lists are going to and the money is going to be registered!"
Lynch casually picked up the phone book from the corner of the table and put it back on the table with a bang, he looked straight at Ferrell with a feeling like he was ordering him to do something, "There's more than five hundred people here!"
The two stared at each other for a moment, Ferrell sighed and nodded his head a little, he understood what Lynch meant.
Of course he wasn't the one to do these things in the end, they had young men in their own offices who specialized in handling the dirty work, men who knew how to take five hundred names out of the phone book to make this donation look a little more complete.
He picked up the check and stuffed it in his pocket while Lynch continued, "When will my allowance probably come down?"
Ferrell considered for a moment, "We'll need to look into that, and there's a minimum of five more hearings, and if it passes, City Hall will give you some financial or policy assistance in the form of policy support, such as a tax exemption."
Lynch raised an eyebrow, "I thought tax exemptions were only for small companies."
Compared to things like subsidies, the benefits from tax exemptions were actually a bit more objective, but not completely absolute.
For a company that could only make a million dollars a year, if the federal government could give him an additional subsidy of half a million dollars, his earnings would exceed the tax exemption, the tax exemption would at most exempt him from more than thirty percent of all kinds of taxes, which would be three hundred thousand or so, but the half a million dollar subsidy would allow him to make some money after paying the taxes.
But for someone like Lynch who was ambitious and had the ambition to realize his own ambitions, the tax exemption was more valuable than giving subsidies, and he was confident that within two years, three years, he would realize millions, ten million or even more net profits.
He nodded his head in satisfaction and asked, seemingly offhandedly, "No one will give me a hard time, will they?"
The words carried a hint of warning, Ferrell shook his head and said, "I don't think so!"
Lynch said "good", then stood up, Ferrell also stood up immediately after, Lynch reached out his hand to shake Ferrell's hand, he said with a smile on his face, "Tell Mr. Mayor that I admire him very much, and I hope to have dinner with him sometime! ..."
Ferrell at this time no longer had so many thoughts, after nodding his head repeatedly he left as soon as possible, he never wanted to see someone like Lynch again.
Looking at Ferrell's fleeing background, Lynch couldn't help but laugh, his money was so easy to take?
No way, there can t really be anyone who thinks so, right?