"I didn't expect there are so many homeless people in New York..."
Amanda looked at the long line of people waiting to get food and said in disbelief.
"In fact, New York is the city with the largest number of homeless people in the United States. According to the latest data, there are more than 80,000 homeless people here, and the total population of New York is almost 8 million, which means that there is one homeless person for every 100 people..."
Ivanta said calmly beside her.
It seems that they both come from a wealthy family. After all, compared to Amanda, Ivanta has been exposed to society more and earlier.
So in this regard, Ivanta knows more than Amanda, who is better protected.
"But I see that there are many young people among these people, even some in their twenties or thirties, and they don't have any diseases. Why don't they support themselves?"
"There are many reasons, such as bankruptcy. Some of these people may have been middle class or even wealthy before, but because of investment failures and other reasons, they eventually went bankrupt. Even if they work hard to make money, it is difficult to pay off their debts. The most important thing is that their spirit has been defeated, so they can't recover... Some of them have mental problems or are addicted to certain drugs."
Barron also witnessed this scene for the first time, and said with a sigh:
"Of course, there are also many people who just lie down because they can survive even if they don't work and rely on these shelters and food."
They are now next to a shelter near Chinatown in New York.
Barron's Devonshire Charity Foundation distributed food and some winter clothing to the homeless here today.
"You are so kind, Barron. You are an angel for doing so much for these homeless people."
Amanda looked at Barron with eyes full of admiration.
However, compared to Amanda, after Barron's explanation, Ivanta understood more about the intricacies of it, so the look she cast on Amanda was faintly... sarcastic.
Of course, she wouldn't notice any of this.
"Your Highness, let's leave first. The rest of the work will be completed by our staff and volunteers."
Ms. Marty Kemp, the head of the Devonshire Charitable Foundation in the United States, came over and said to Barron, and while she was saying this, she was looking at the girls including Amanda and Ivanta. After all, they were dressed too... elegantly, and somewhat out of tune with the environment here. Some of the homeless people just now couldn't help but whistle at them.
Although they are protected by many bodyguards, safety is still the top priority.
Amanda and the others had just participated in the food distribution and taken photos, so Barron didn't plan to stay here any longer and nodded in agreement.
"Hey, there are so many homeless people. Why doesn't the government do more for them? At least build more shelters. I see many people sleeping on the streets. It's so cold in winter. What can they do?"
Hearing Amanda's words, Barron could only shake his head secretly.
This well-protected young lady still has no understanding of the cruel operation of society.
In "developed" capitalist countries such as Europe and the United States, everything has its meaning.
Just like if there were no homeless people, how could they do "charity"?
How can you get tax exemption if you don't do charity?
Of course, before this, Barron in his previous life had seen many homeless people when he went to Europe and America, as well as scenes where the entire street was covered with feces and the smell was so bad that people could be sent away on the spot...
But at that time, he was indeed somewhat puzzled by these things, just like America, with their ability, couldn't they solve these homeless people?
At that time, what he heard most was the so-called respect for their "freedom".
In fact, haha...
Like Ms. Marty Kemp, who is in charge of the American affairs of the Devonshire Foundation, she has more than ten years of experience in charity operations, and Barron has learned a lot from her.
At the beginning, Barron found that the food distributed by their foundation was of many types, including fruits, rice or pasta, meat, bread, and drinks.
But the quality is hard to describe. The vegetables have almost no taste, and even less salt, which is harder to swallow than fitness meals. The fruits and vegetable salads are not fresh, but frozen. As for the bread, it is the kind that is about to expire and moldy...
Barron was somewhat suspicious of embezzlement at the time, after all, there was still plenty of money for this charity event.
And that's what Marty Kemp said to him at the time:
"Your Highness, did you know that during World War II, the US military's rations were all equipped with chocolate, but because it tasted so good, soldiers often used it as a snack, which resulted in a huge consumption. Later, the Ministry of Defense adjusted the formula of chocolate to make it difficult to swallow but with enough calories so that it could be used when it was most needed."
Seeing Barron thinking about something, she smiled and said,
"So we are helping the homeless. If the food tastes too good, not only the homeless, but even ordinary people will line up to receive it. As a result, it is very likely that the food will not reach the people who need it most. But now, the taste is bad, but it is enough to fill the stomach, so only those hungry homeless people will come to receive it."
"In addition, our ultimate goal is to deduct taxes through this method. Through our own registered company, we can purchase frozen fruits and vegetables, and expired frozen meat in large quantities, regardless of what ingredients are added to them, and then sell them to our foundation at a 'suitable' price. The funds we donate to the foundation can not only be deducted from taxes, but also part of them can be repatriated. This is the meaning of charity in our civilized society."
Well, it really is a developed country, everything can be used for business.
Barron looked at the crowd outside that was gradually moving away, as if he was looking at another world.
…
By the end of November, Barron left the United States.
Before leaving here, he took Ivanta to Silicon Valley.
In addition to visiting the North American branch of Woaw, IvanCa Capital will set up a framework in Silicon Valley, including the relevant legal, negotiation, financial and other personnel, and basically determine them.
Next, after Barron leaves here, Ivanta will start contacting MySpace as the CEO of IvanCa Capital and prepare to invest in them.
After returning to Los Angeles and spending two days with Rebecca, they boarded the Gulfstream G450.
Barron's private jet's maiden transatlantic flight, destination: London.