Chapter 738: Rich and wayward

Xiao Peng realized what the old man said. It turns out that this old man is the wave of people who received poverty relief.
It is said that the Star-Stripe Nation is a country that kills the rich and aids the poor, which makes a certain sense.
There is a food stamp project managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, which currently serves approximately 50 million people in the Star-Tiao Country. All individuals and families with disabilities and annual incomes below the poverty line are eligible for food stamps. Illegal immigrants, legal immigrants who have lived here for less than five years, and many criminals are also eligible for food stamps. Food vouchers are issued in the nature of stored-value cards, and each person receives more than US$4 per day on the card, which can be used to purchase various types of food. After Arp came to power, he first wanted to reform the food stamp welfare policy. A large part of the reason was that the current food stamp benefits were taken by illegal immigrants and legal immigrants by deception.
Just like now, many Chinese elderly people have immigrated to the Star Striped Nation, live in welfare apartments, and buy food with free coupons. And the truth of the matter is: maybe their children are some monopoly. It is not uncommon to take advantage of legal loopholes in the welfare of the United States.
This is also true for more black families. When we watch Star Stripe movies, we will find that the poorer black families have more children. This is because the larger the population, the more food stamps they receive. Instead, the better the day. Think about it, isn't it scary? There are 320 million people in Star Stripe Nation, and more than 50 million people receive this food stamp! And the number is always increasing. So many people say that the poor here actually make life easier, but the middle class often complains. Almost all of the taxes paid by the middle class have been used to help these poor people.
The Ministry of Agriculture, which is in charge of food stamps, proudly declares: We issue food stamps to 50 million people every year, allowing them to eat three meals for free. At the same time, the National Park Service under the Ministry of the Interior asks the Ministry of Agriculture not to feed wild animals. The reason is' If so, animals will rely on others for charity and will never learn to be independent and hygienic.'
Well, people can rely on others for charity, but animals cannot. The Star Stripe Nation is such a self-contradictory country.
Because of this welfare policy, the life of the poor here is really chic. Let’s take food as an example. There are fish, meat and prawns, and they eat better than middle-class families. The reason is because of this food stamp welfare project.
In the past, food vouchers were paper vouchers used to buy food in the supermarket, but some addicts discounted the food vouchers in exchange for cash, and the use of food vouchers would expose the identity of ‘eat relief’. So the star bar, which values ​​‘human rights’, takes into account the face of the poor, so it uses this cash card instead to buy food with the same credit card as others. If children go to elementary and middle schools, the school’s breakfast and lunch are all free for the poor, and there is a ‘food bank’ that provides free milk, bread, eggs, fruits, etc.
And housing for the poor is not a problem. Although there are also homeless people here, it is because many people regard homelessness as their attitude towards life. It’s not easy for the poor to rent a house. You only need to use 30% of your income to pay rent, and the rest will be subsidized by the government. For example, if I earn 1,500 US dollars a month, and the rent needs 3,000 US dollars, then I only need to pay 500 US dollars per month, and the remaining 25 government subsidies are left.
And the thing that the poor most unacceptable to the middle class is about medical insurance.
The middle class in the star-tangle country looks down on disease, but the poor can.
First of all, Star Stripe Medical Insurance is quite expensive, costing thousands of dollars a year, and according to the usual insurance plan, you also need to pay 10%-20% of your medical expenses. A heart bypass operation costs 200,000 US dollars in medical expenses. To pay 20,000 or 40,000 meters of gold.
However, the poor can actually afford the sickness, and the government actually pays for the treatment of the poor.
The federal government and the state government have a joint medical insurance program. The poor do not need to pay for medical treatment, and the Ministry of Agriculture also has a program called the WIC program, which is to provide low-income pregnant women breastfeeding and postpartum women with nourishment under the age of five. Supplementary foods are provided for unhealthy infants and young children. So in families with children, there is no end to milk, eggs, peanut butter and the like. It is worth mentioning that the WIC plan does not look at identity, even if you are a stowaway who enters the country illegally, you can enjoy it. This is an important reason why so many pregnant women smuggle here, and so many poor families give birth to one child after another. the reason.
What about so many children going to school? It’s okay, it’s free. Stars and Stripes implement 13-year compulsory education, one year from kindergarten, 12 years from elementary school to high school, and public schools are free. And to go to university, you have to pay tuition, which is not generally expensive. The annual tuition of public universities is about more than 10,000 US dollars.
However, poor children can go to college if they want to. This is because the government grants grants. Any student who wants to go to university can apply. Those whose family income is below the poverty line can definitely get the highest grant.
When those NCAA schools lobby talented basketball players from poor families to join the school, they will say that tuition is free and scholarships are provided. In fact, the school does not need to pay a penny at all, it is the government's money.
All in all, here the poorer the poorer, the easier it is to live. On the contrary, the big middle class often feel distressed by the large expenditures. So many people say that the Star-Stripe Nation is a paradise for the poor and the rich at the same time. This is because the rich do not lack money and the poor have more benefits. Suffering is the suffering of those middle class, the money is not as much as the rich, and the welfare cannot keep up with the poor. After immigrating, many people simply use their brains to take advantage of the poor. Such things are not uncommon.
It is precisely because of this that many middle-class people with good incomes simply let their wives give birth to a bunch of children at home, only work by themselves, and the total family income is below the poverty line, so they make money while enjoying the welfare of the poor over and over again. As long as the bank account does not exceed US$2250, if there is a disabled person in the family, don’t exceed US$3650. So they are also the main target of thieves, because the cash is kept at home.
Look at the original Huaxia people who have immigrated out to show off the benefits of Star Stripes on the Internet. They are all such people. Fighting them is also very simple: Do you have 3,700 in your bank account? It is absolutely impossible to take it out, and there will be no welfare if it is taken out. . . . . . .
Is the poor person really so comfortable? Not exactly.
Let's just talk about education. The children of the rich go to private schools. What do public schools represent? Gangs, drug abuse, selling YIN, etc. Let’s say that I’m not blindfolded at all. Statistics show that the attendance rate of students in public elementary schools in Star-Tiao Country is about 80%, and that of secondary schools is more than 60%. The phenomenon of teachers selling drugs to students in schools.
The public school high school graduation rate is 75%, black children high school graduation rate is 65%, and the most exaggerated school graduation rate is only 30%! This is the status quo of public schools!
As for medical care, it is indeed free, but only in public hospitals. Once the patient is admitted to the hospital, he will enjoy all the treatments he deserves. Everything is free.
As the proverb of the Stars and Stripes states: ‘you can’t get money out of a stone’. Therefore, the real poor in the United States are fearless. They can eat and drink in the hospital without being discharged, because the hospital cannot rush the patients directly to the street. Even if they recover, the hospital must contact them. The residence, even if it is transitional, can be discharged later. But there are two more problems here: First, all hospitals are full, and it takes months to queue for a routine check. The rest is conceivable. The second reason is because of the government. The Chinese government has a corresponding emergency treatment guarantee system every year for hospitals to advance the bills that patients cannot pay. However, in fact, the government of the Stars and Stripes has never paid the bills in full, so many hospitals went bankrupt because they were unable to cope. Finally, when the poor became ill, they found that they were enjoying free medical benefits, but they had nowhere to see a doctor. . . . . .
In comparison, the food stamp program is good, but it also has limitations: you cannot buy alcohol and cigarettes. This is not because the poor do not need tobacco and alcohol, but because the taxes on tobacco and alcohol are too high. If they are provided to the poor, the government's revenue will be much lower.
The reason why the government of the Stars and Stripes country wants to engage in this food stamp project is ultimately to make money.
How do free food stamps make money?
According to statistics, food stamps are the most effective expenditure for stimulating the economy among all the expenditures of the Stars and Stripes government! The data shows that for every dollar spent on food stamps in the Stars and Stripes, the Stars and Stripes can generate 1.73 dollars in economic activity. In contrast, tax cuts for the middle class would only generate 1.2 US dollars of economic activity for every 1 meter of tax cut. What is even more ridiculous is that if the Stars and Stripes government cut taxes for enterprises, every dollar of tax cut would only be Can produce 0.33 economic activity!
Do you think, if 50 million people want to eat, how many industries such as the food industry, packaging industry, transportation industry, sales industry, etc., are needed to profit from this food stamp project? The increase in taxes is not just a little bit! It seems that they have raised 50 million idlers, but in fact, the food stamps have promoted the development of various related industries. Increased taxes, created a large number of employment opportunities, and increased government revenue.
But in a sense, this welfare project is tantamount to killing chickens and eggs.
Think about it, there are more and more people who receive food stamps in the Star-Stripe Nation every year. In the economic crisis, more people receive food stamps; and these poor people are the root of the social disorder in the Star-Stripe Nation. At the current rate of development, the Star Stripe Nation will sooner or later ask for trouble because of the food stamp program.
In case one day, the Star Stripe government really cannot afford this food stamp project and suddenly banned this project. Tens of millions of people are making a revolution together, and the pictures are beautiful when you think about it. . . . . .
Aylmer stopped at the gate of the supermarket to help people pay for cash. Should it be for wine or cigarettes?
Xiao Peng thought of this and asked Aylmer, "Why, do you want to buy wine?"
Almohaha laughed and said, "You are such a smart young man. Why do you come here to not buy alcohol? This food coupon, no one is allowed to buy alcohol. I have to run a hundred every time I buy alcohol. How many kilometers to run here to wait for someone, is it easy for me?"
Xiao Peng questioned: "How do you know I will have cash?"
Aylmer said: "It's not a secret. YG's song says, "Huaxia people are mobile wallets, and all robbers will gain from Huaxia people."
Xiao Peng straightened his face: "Damn YG!"
If it hadn't been for Elmer to mention it, Xiao Peng would have forgotten that there was YG. He clashed with YG the first time he came to Star Stripe. The only time in his life that he used witch power to kill in a real sense was also against him.
Aylmer nodded: "You are right, God also thinks he deserves to die, so he died of such an inexplicable disease. It is said that his body was ulcerated when he died, and no one can find the reason. This happened at the time. It caused quite a sensation. That’s why it was said that you can’t live without a bottom line. Money is a good thing, but you have to have life. He has done so much that God can’t pass it.
Xiao Peng nodded: "You're right, who did God let go?"
Aylmer smiled and said, "Actually, I like your Huaxia people very much. There was a Huaxia person in my family who taught me a lot of Chinese language."
"Oh? What did he teach you?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
Aylmer thought for a moment: "Let me think about it, oh, what you Chinese people say hello is:'kill the wagoku ghost-child'! Right?"
Xiao Peng was silent for a while, and patted Aylmer on the shoulder: "Aylmer, I invite you to drink!"
The smile on his face was sincere, as if Aylmer was a friend he hadn't seen for many years.
Xiao Peng bought a case of Jack Daniels whiskey. A box of four bottles is 129 US dollars. This is a whiskey produced in Tennessee in the United States. It is advertised in Stars and Stripes, but the price is very cheap. It is also because of this that the sales are high, but to be honest, the taste is nothing remarkable. It can be ordered. But the famous "JAD-COKE" in American clubs and bars is a blend of this wine and Coke. Jack Daniels sells very well in China. For a while, it has almost become synonymous with whiskey. Many Chinese people like to buy a bottle of Jack Daniels to show their taste. They don’t know that this is a popular whiskey in the Stars and Stripes. They really like it. Whiskey drinkers like to drink Scotch whisky. In recent years, Japanese whiskey has also become popular, especially after the award of Japanese whiskey international, which is almost in short supply.
Xiao Peng didn't ask Aylmer to swipe his card, but directly invited Aylmer to drink.
First of all, if Aylmer is asked to help him with shopping, it is illegal, so what are the traps? In case I just asked Aylmer to help me buy things, I gave him cash, and a few police officers jumped out to tell me that I was breaking the law, so I couldn't find a place to cry.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is Elmer’s sentence:
Kill the widow ghost-child
. Hearing this sentence in a foreign country is a kindness. Just for this, please drink!
Yep! Money is so capricious.