Chapter 1541 Lobbying

When Guan Hai was elected as the 44th President of the United States, everyone knew that what greeted him was not only flowers and applause, but also a severe financial crisis. How to crack the economic problem has become an important task for the new owner of the White House.

Since December 2007, the U.S. economy has been in recession, consumption has shrunk, unemployment has increased, the housing market bubble has burst, and the financial market has been violently turbulent. Citibank, General Motors...

These "big mac" companies, which are the symbols of the US economy, are also struggling on the verge of life and death.

Among a series of economic challenges, rising unemployment is a major concern at present.

In order to appease the public's panic and boost market confidence, Guan Hai has repeatedly emphasized that one of his main focus after taking office is to strive for more job opportunities for the public.

The "magic wand" in his hand is the economic revival plan called "Guanhai New Deal" by the outside world, which is the focus of attention of all parties.

However, in order to pass the Congress smoothly, compromises and exchanges between multiple parties are required to finally achieve the goal.

America's current economic crisis is the worst it has been in years. In order to avoid distraction, Guan Hai and his team delayed the fulfillment of the promises made during the election campaign to focus on economic issues in order to curb the decline in economic growth momentum.

Faced with Andy's sharp questions, Guan Hai helplessly spread his hands and said, "Andy, I also want to fulfill all my promises, but you understand that this needs to be prioritized.

We face the worst unemployment problem since World War II, and there is a clear need to focus on it, slow the rate of deterioration, and turn it around. Therefore, the issue of employment should be placed first.

If the economic stimulus plan is to pass smoothly, we can only make some sacrifices.

The first 100 days after taking office will be our critical period. If the economic downturn cannot be effectively curbed, or people cannot see the hope of economic recovery,

Confidence in our government may be lost. And if we can turn the tide, it will pave the way for the future. "

With a slight smile on his face, Andy took a sip of coffee, leaned forward and put the coffee cup back on the table, listened to Guan Hai's explanation, looked at him with a faint smile and said: "For the sake of the overall situation, isn't it Everyone has to make certain sacrifices..."

"Everyone has to give something." Guanhai replied.

Andy shook his head and smiled noncommittally, and said in a calm voice: "Develop new energy sources, reduce dependence on oil, and adopt supportive policies under the current US economic situation. Create millions of American jobs while enhancing America's energy security.

Maybe it doesn't have large-scale infrastructure construction, and it can stimulate investment and consumption by increasing tax rebates or tax cuts, but economic recovery can't happen overnight, can it? ! "

It is impossible for Andy to be easily persuaded. This is related to his own interests. For Tesla to develop rapidly, the policy support of the federal government is a key link.

Now Guanhai and the others told him that the policy on new energy needs to be postponed, which is destroying his overall plan and moving his cheese. How could Andy agree, not only would he not agree, but he would insist on pushing it.

Guan Hai looked at the indifferent smile on Andy's face, and then said to the other people in the room: "Let me have a private chat with Andy..."

After everyone nodded, they walked out one by one, and Xipo looked at Andy sitting on the sofa with brilliant eyes. It has to be said that Andy really refreshed her perception a lot, making her abnormal surprise.

In fact, not only Xi Po, but everyone present was as calm and composed as if they were meeting Andy Smith, a young rich man for the first time.

You know, what he is facing is the core figures of power including the new president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense.

It seemed that the identities of these people did not affect him in the slightest.

When there were only two people left in the office, Guan Hai sat on the sofa opposite Andy, leaned forward, and said with a serious expression: "Andy, in the face of a severe financial crisis, my "strong medicine" , will have great “side effects.” It will exacerbate the US fiscal deficit and cause the risk of depreciation of the dollar.

When I became the new occupant of the White House, there was widespread hope that I would do something to save the American economy.

Whether it is suspending the reduction of exhaust emissions or slowing down the implementation of new energy plans, we must make some compromises in the face of the precarious domestic auto industry and energy industry. "

Andy shook his head and smiled, then looked at Guan Hai with the same serious expression and said: "Mr. President, believe me, in the US economy at this moment, no plan can be a "quick cure", and any policy has a lag.

Even if all goes well with the implementation of the New Deal, economic recovery cannot be realized immediately, and the US economy may continue to deteriorate before it improves.

Stimulating investment and consumption by increasing tax rebates or tax cuts is a trump card that can play a key role and cannot be played easily.

In the face of panic and a lack of confidence in the market, it may be more effective to prevent the boots that everyone is looking forward to.

Unexpectedly, the expectations of the people will continue to be maintained, so that they will not become more pessimistic because of the continued deterioration of the economy, because everyone knows that you still have cards in your hand that have not been played!

Mr. President, what do you think? "

After Andy finished speaking, he obviously saw Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, and then frowned and pondered. Andy didn't disturb Guan Hai's meditation, picked up the coffee, and sipped it with the corner of his mouth raised.

"Are you sure the economic situation will continue to deteriorate?"

"I can't give you a definite answer, but I can tell you that the crisis is far from over. Even if the financial market is likely to bottom out, the aftermath of the financial crisis will still exist, and the recovery momentum of the world economy will still be very fragile.

In this case, even if the stock market rebounds, it is destined to be difficult to last. Any fresh signs of trouble could cause the market to start a pullback.

From the perspective of the operating mechanism of the modern financial industry, the financial market is a kind of confidence economy, with a natural tendency to be ahead and panic.

It can be seen from this crisis that investors will not panic until the world economy really falls into the Great Depression. The worst-case scenario of a depression, and then acted accordingly, caused the market to "fall too far."

Confidence is easy to destroy, but it takes time to rebuild, and it needs to be rebuilt slowly in a progressive manner.

Playing the trump card at the beginning will indeed have an obvious effect, and the stock market will rise, but what about after that?

You can't count on a trump card to turn the whole situation around, right?

So, when the real reversal node is reached, there is no trump card in hand, so how to solve it? "

Listening to Andy's analysis and three consecutive rhetorical questions, Guan Hai's expression became more dignified, "Do you think increasing tax rebates or tax cuts to stimulate investment and consumption should be postponed?"

"Of course, raising taxes on the rich should also be postponed. You can't expect the rich to spend and invest more, but you want to increase their taxes, right? That can only make money flee the United States."

Guan Hai looked at Andy and said seriously: "You should join my economic advisory group."

Andy smiled and didn't say much, but continued to suggest: "My view on the economic stimulus plan is to upgrade roads, bridges and energy innovation subsidy policies, deploy more police forces on streets, and expand highways. Internet service is the first part. According to the survey data, if the broadband penetration rate increases by one percentage point annually, 300,000 jobs will be created.

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