Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Five years of tax exemption?!

After hearing what Benjamin said, Carter was really shocked to tell the truth.

To do a simple scene change, when you hear the mayor's invitation at the beginning, it's like you suddenly heard the boss calling you at the company. After entering the boss's office, the boss treats you with warmth and warmth, but you know that you

I was just an intern, and it was impossible to be promoted to a higher position, so I was worried, fearing that my boss would give me a "but" and then open the job for me.

As a result, although the "but" is late, the "but" behind it is not to kick you out, but to say to you, "Young man, I see that you are talented and good-looking. Do you want my daughter, Nian Fang, to consider it?"

Wait, Nian Fang Erba seems to have broken the law... But that's not important, that's probably what it means.

Five-year tax exemption, although it is not a direct gift of money, is not much different from giving money! Especially in terms of real estate tax, the bulk of the tax sources of American municipal governments is real estate tax.

Similarly, among the real estate taxes that Carter should pay, local real estate taxes also account for the largest proportion. Unfortunately, the largest fixed asset on Route 23 is actually land!

There is only one shop, and even if the profit tax rate is high, it can't cover the amount of land you have! In terms of tax costs, the land tax you have to pay every year is much higher than the profit tax. If you reduce this part of the tax, you can really save money.

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The surprise came a bit unexpectedly and suddenly. But after thinking about it, Carter could understand why the old fox opposite wanted to give New Year greetings to the chicken.

In the aspect of "serving as an official and benefiting a party", Benjamin has done a good job.

Douglas had previously enjoyed stable public security and comfortable living conditions, let alone this time. After Benjamin’s reminder, Carter belatedly realized the importance of the highway business district in an environment of currency shortage.

The reason is simple. Ninety percent of the customers faced by shops in the city are Douglas citizens. No matter what the business does, the total amount of city funds will not change.

Let’s take a simple example: Customer A spent money in a supermarket, and the supermarket earned $10. Then customer A worked in the supermarket, and after completing his work, the supermarket gave him a salary of $10.

This logical example is rough, but the general situation is like this. No matter how the money flows, there is always that much money in Douglas.

If you want to increase this total, there are only two ways. First, the state gives you money: If Volcker really implements a monetary contraction policy, this path will obviously not work.

Then the second way is to make money from outsiders!

Small gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants... although they are all inconspicuous, they are in a good location! They are far away from the urban area of ​​Douglas, which means that it is impossible for citizens to drive 20 kilometers just to buy a bottle of water.

Go buy it from them.

Their customers are and only outsiders. No matter how bad the environment becomes, drivers on the road always need to eat, refuel, and drink water, right?

Human needs are unavoidable. In Benjamin's eyes, Carter's highway business district can definitely make money, but he doesn't know how much it can make and whether the money earned can offset the cost. What he has to do now is

Find ways to reduce Carter's costs and make his profits higher. Only with profits, and more profits, can he have money to hire more employees.

The more people Carter hired, the lower Douglas's unemployment rate was, and likewise, the better his political performance looked!

After understanding the logic, Carter no longer felt uneasy and said directly without any politeness:

"Well, Uncle Rob, I understand what you mean. There is really something that may require Director William's help."

"William? Police station?"

Benjamin was a little surprised, and for a moment he didn't realize what the relationship between the highway business district and the police station was.

"Yes, after all, it is far away from the city, and the surrounding area is relatively deserted for the time being. In terms of security, we also need to pay attention. If there is a safety problem, it may be difficult to recruit workers."

Carter nodded, indicating that he heard correctly. Security issues are something that must be paid attention to when doing business outside the city these days.

The coverage rate of road surveillance in the United States has never been high, let alone this is still 1979. Being able to do business well with outsiders will certainly help the development of Douglas. But doing business with outsiders is also risky!

People traveling from north to south don’t know anyone. They just grab something and run away. What can you do to me? The possibility of buying something for zero yuan is actually quite high if you think about it.

Carter's original plan was to first use Cui Fali and O'Neil's people to act as security personnel to help look after the surroundings while doing business.

If someone wants to eat a King's meal or something, just go back to your old job and pick up a wrench to teach those outsiders a lesson. But now that Mayor Rob has spoken, why use gang members when you can use police officers to come on duty?

Woolen cloth?

"What you say makes sense, but our police department has a big problem with manpower. Also, the area over Highway 23 is logically under the jurisdiction of the state police. Will it be too difficult for our city police to go there?

good?"

Rob touched his chin and thought intently. Obviously, Benjamin was not blindly optimistic about the security environment after leaving the city.

"How about I try to contact the people from the state police and ask their patrol cars to go around every now and then? What do you think? The highway has never been under the jurisdiction of the city police. I'm a little worried about William's people.

Even if you go there, you won't do any good, it will only cause chaos."

"I know that road law enforcement is not the job of the city police, but relying only on state police patrol cars... To be honest, I think it is useless. None of us know when the bad guys will get interested. If there is a police car parked all the time,

On the roadside, or parked in front of my door, the deterrent effect is completely different."

Carter frowned and felt a little embarrassed. American city police are really police officers who operate in cities and never leave the city.

Outside the city roads, everything falls under the jurisdiction of the state police. So many people regard the state police as traffic police. After all, who keeps people checking their cars on the road?

The jurisdiction of the state police is theoretically the entire state except urban areas. The jurisdiction area is extremely large, but except for roads, most of the place is wasteland, so their number is also small.

It is completely unrealistic to expect the state police patrol cars to take on the security work in commercial areas. It is good to see two police cars in an hour, and the rest of the time, even if the police are called immediately when the incident occurs, wait for them to arrive, Daylily

It's all getting cold.

The zero-yuan buyers have already eaten and drank enough and fled!

No, we can’t count on the state police, we still have to have the city police!

"Uncle Rob, do you think we can do this? I paid for a police car and parked it in the open space in front of my business district. I promise you that I will never drive around in it, pretending to be a police officer or anything. One day

With the police car there, the employees can work with peace of mind, and I, the boss, can feel more at ease. In addition, Mr. William can send someone over at any time to inspect and supervise, check the mileage of the vehicle, and ensure that I have not used it for other purposes. What do you think?

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