Orange County, Los Angeles.City of Santa Ana.Built in the 19th century in a garden park community.Inside a small Franco-Gothic castle manor house.Chamber.As Winnie's deputy, he was once a county councilor in Orange County.Gusit was certainly not an idiot, and if he were, he would not have been sent by the Addams family to assist Winnie.After Winnie took a stand and said Abel's name.The old politician immediately understood Abel's identity.Faced with a son-in-law of the Addams family, or a terrible billionaire.He changed his previous rudeness and indifference.I secretly decided in my heart that I was ready to be a good person.But at this moment, in the face of Abel's proposal, among Winnie's campaign themes, a theme was proposed to improve fire protection in Orange County.He couldn't help but hesitate: "Fire fighting......
It's a great topic, but funding is likely to be an issue. ”Speaking of which, we have to talk about the fire fighting in the United States.Fire ...... in the United States How so?
In the words of Huaxia, it should be regarded as a temporary labor contract system.The fire brigades here are in addition to the very few official fire brigades formed by governments at all levels.Most of the rest are privately contracted, privately established fire companies that have contracts with civilians and governments.Firefighters here are paid very well, and their average annual salary can be as high as more than $40,000 when they first join.A firefighter who has served for three years will not be paid less than $80,000 a year, and the longer he stays, the higher the salary.The highest even has an exaggerated salary of $200,000.This also leads to the fact that almost all firefighters here are for life.After all, the salary is so high, no one is willing to give up this job, unless they can't do it anymore, no one will want to leave.Firefighters are paid so much that many of the fire brigades or those fire companies are still private.Fire companies want to make money, firefighters are paid very well, where does this money come from?
The wool always comes out of the sheep.The fire company wants to make money, and the firefighters are paid well, so naturally this money is provided by those who call the fire alarm.To put it simply, if you have to dispatch the fire brigade except for the government's scarce firefighting force, please pay for the rest............
In general, there will be fire insurance in the insurance, as long as the insurance is paid.In the event of a fire, after the fire brigade comes to rescue the disaster, the compensation of the fire brigade will naturally be paid by the insurance company.But if you don't have insurance and you don't have money to pay for the fire brigade......
Unless there is a government-formed fire brigade nearby that has time, come and save you.Otherwise......
Hehe.Take a closer look at your house for the last time and see it turn to ashes in the flames, because you won't be able to see it later.The purpose of saying so much is to explain one thing, that is, to do a good job of firefighting here, it is very expensive.The cost of forming a fire brigade or fire company is no less than the cost of forming an elite ground light weapons unit.With the exception of some revenue-rich regional governments, few local governments have their own fire brigades.For example, in the slums where Lao Mo and Lao Hei live, if a fire breaks out in such a place, they either have to wait for the small fire fighting force of the state government to come to the rescue, or they pay for those private fire companies, or they ......
Please watch your house disappear in the beauty of the flames!
It is this question that Gusitt is raising now, and it is very expensive to play the campaign theme of firefighting!!
It's okay to brag about it yet, but if you do, it's okay to be elected.As a result, as a county councilor, if you don't fulfill your original promise, you can often only serve one term under the blow of competitors, or even step down early.Leeks aren't so easy to deceive.Gusit asked so after asking.Others have also raised questions."
Boosting firefighting in the Orange County area?
It's a good topic indeed.But no one dared to bring it up, because even a wealthy government like Orange County would be a big problem if it were to invest in firefighting. ”"Yes......
Even if we don't honor our election after we succeed, at least we have to show it now.But it is very expensive to ask those fire companies to cooperate. ”"Firefighting is good, but it's too difficult.""
Yes......"
"I actually thought about it, but the difficulty was too high to bring it up.""......" everyone's doubts and questions, and Winnie's questions.There is no doubt that if anyone in the Los Angeles area really raised the issue of firefighting to prevent wildfires, the people of California, who have been tormented by wildfires, will definitely vote for that person.The premise is that this guy really delivers on his promise!
On the contrary, if you speak, it doesn't count.It's hard to keep getting mixed up in politics.Winnie whispered, "Do you have any specific ideas?"
My dear. ”Abel thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "How much is the current political contribution in the team?"
”Political contributions.As the name suggests, it is money given to politics.It refers to the acceptance of movable or immovable property, immovable property, payment of unequal consideration, debt forgiveness or other economic benefits from outside to an individual or group engaged in election campaigns or other politically related activities.On the Huaxia side, this is something that you don't have to think about.Because there was no real campaign at all, except for the village chief.But in Europe and the United States.In particular, the United States, which plays with money politics, has the most tricks and patterns of political donations.From the highest-ranking presidential elections to the lowest-ranking district councillors, it has not been 100 percent over the years, but the side with the highest basic political contribution will always have a victory rate higher than 80 percent.In the face of Abel's questions about political donations.Winnie hadn't answered.Next to her, Gusit, an aide to her campaign, immediately replied softly, "We've raised about $1.45 million so far." ”Abel nodded.The $1.45 million is a bit small.He asked Gusit, "Who is Winnie's opponent?"
How much more political donations did they raise?
Can you find any of these?
”Gusit's expression showed some invitation to merit, and replied with a smile: "This time, there are many people vying for the position of county councilor!"
Not to mention the two guys of the Elephant Party and the Donkey Party, some other political parties are also involved!
There are also three nonpartisan people like Ms.
Winnie!
”"It's about $2 million on the elephant side, and it's about the same number on the donkey side.The highest of the remaining political parties and independents has already contributed $3.21 million.He is a native Orange County entrepreneur......
The least and worst one, only 860,000, is a black lawyer who has risen from the slums. ”Gusit's intelligence on these campaigns is really in line with his status as an assistant to the campaign team, and he has done a good job.As for why there are so many people vying for a county council in Orange County, it is, of course, because the rewards are too rich.The legendary experience of the mayor of New York City has been idolized by many middle-class and lower-class rich.After Mr.
Bloomberg and today's Mr.
President, more and more wealthy people are entering the game of politics.And there are more than two parties in the United States, such as the party and the donkey party......
Just like in China, there is not only one party, but also other democratic parties for decoration.It's the same with the United States.The difference is that there are a lot of miscellaneous fish parties here.Presidential elections, midterm elections, gubernatorial elections, these miscellaneous parties can't join in.But in small local elections, sometimes these small parties and those without party affiliation often win.This is also the freedom of election that the old Americans like to flaunt the most...... on this case.Abel reciprocated.If there is really free elections, it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to elect a president for Mao.And this number is getting bigger and bigger, from tens of millions to one or two hundred million dollars in the past, to more than 300 million dollars in the Aoguanhai era.In the era of extreme unreliability, the political contributions of the two presidential candidates combined exceeded $1 billion!
It is estimated that in one or two more terms, it is likely that the election political donations of a single presidential candidate will exceed 1 billion US dollars!
In front of money.Talk about equality.After thinking for a while, Abel looked at the crowd and said softly, "To win any election!"
Only two things are needed, the first is money; I don't even know what the second thing is!!
”He didn't invent it.Rather, it is the words of Mark Hannah, the financial magnate who used a large political donation to help McKinley win the 1896 presidential election at the end of the 19th century.Among the people present, except for Gusit, who is an old politician, everyone else can join Winnie's team, and they will not be political white-handed.Of course, they all know where the phrase comes from.And now such a famous wealth oligarch is still the boyfriend of his own employer, Winnie, he said such things.What does this mean, of course, no more nonsense!
Everyone's eyes lit up!
Thinking that the team secretly has an invisible horror giant like the Addams family pushing; On the surface, there is also the full financial backing of a billionaire, for winning this election.They are full of confidence!
In the face of money, in fact, any campaign theme is empty.With enough money, even if it is an unrealistic campaign theme, you can throw money at it to get a satisfactory result!
Now the local tyrant is willing to play, and he also wants to play the theme of firefighting!
Then play with the local tyrants!
Anyway, the local tyrants are rich!
After Abel uttered this phrase from the 19th-century financial magnate Mark Hannah.For Abel's campaign to prevent wildfires that occur every year in California with the theme of firefighting.With a unanimous vote of approval.Quickly passed at the meeting!