Chapter 233: Senator Makes Trouble, The Whole Network is Shaken_2
And Phipps picked up the phone on his desk, "Peristedan, come to my office."
A few minutes later, a capable-looking man walked in. He was Phipps' secretary and his think tank, named Peristedan.
"Mr. Phipps, you wanted to see me?"
"Just now, a lobbyist from Disney found me, and they said..."
Phipps recounted the conversation he just had with Daniel.
After hearing the whole story, Peristedan first was stunned, then he muttered, "Attack the Black Tax Bill? Disney is really bold, that's like challenging the rage of the National Revenue Service!"
He, of course, was well aware of what the current Black Tax Bill meant for the National Revenue Service.
The current Black Tax Bill was like a powerful weapon for the National Revenue Service!
To think about taking it back from them, and they would not fight you to the death, would be strange!
"Capitalists will always be capitalists, there's nothing they won't do for their own interests."
Peristedan nodded in agreement, "As the leader of Hollywood, it's normal for Disney not to submit to the National Revenue Service, but as you said, Mr. Phipps, if we step forward, it's indeed possible to gain the support of all the criminals in the state, and even win a Senate seat in the November midterm election, but attacking the Black Tax Bill... that's also a big risk.
And David is not someone to be taken lightly, they say that Nevada's Governor Stevenson was brought down by him."
Upon hearing about Stevenson, Phipps frowned slightly, but then, thinking of the Senate seat, his expression hardened as he said, "Stevenson is Stevenson, I am me!"
It's not that he was confident there was not a shred of dirt on him, but the powers and responsibilities of a governor and a congressman are very different.
A governor, although like an emperor within a state, doesn't have much influence on the whole country.
Whereas, as a congressman, he had the power to influence any decision in the country, and he had the support of his own party and congressional colleagues behind him.
But that wasn't even the most important thing.
The crucial point was, despite the members of both the Senate and House of Representatives often squabbling red-faced over legislation, in certain special circumstances, they emerged as a community of interest.
For instance, if David dared to go after him, the other congressmen would definitely panic, thinking, 'If David dares to mess with a congressman, what if he comes after me one day?'
To avoid this outcome, the only option would be to take back the powers granted to you, for example, by repealing the Black Tax Bill!
This intricate understanding might be beyond David, but the top brass of the National Revenue Service were no fools, they would definitely understand it, and they would surely stop David from messing with congressmen, or specifically, with him!
This was exactly why Phipps now felt confident!
"In that case, we need to carefully plan out our next steps!"
Peristedan nodded his head, seemingly agreeing with Phipps' words. Seeing that Phipps appeared to have made up his mind, he didn't say anything more and instead prepared to perform his role as the think tank.
"What do you think we should do first?"
"I think we should..."
...
An hour and a half later, Phipps released a lengthy article in his name on Twitter that immediately sparked intense discussion across the web.
The article's impact was undeniable; in it, he harshly criticized the Black Tax Bill, condemning the National Revenue Service for using it to suppress dissent domestically and for committing widespread human rights violations, especially by using the cases of three members of a Human Rights Organization.
He directly named and accused David of abuse of power, with the indulgence of the National Revenue Service.
He even used China's historical institution 'Dongchang' to describe the current state of the National Revenue Service, which was exceptionally sharp-tongued.
"Holy smokes, has the National Revenue Service now become America's Dongchang? Senator Phipps really dares to speak out!"
"OMG, if it were ordinary people saying this it would be one thing, but this long article was posted by a congressman of America Congress. Does this mean Congress intends to abolish this bill?"
"The National Revenue Service is really going too far now, it's one thing to require tax payments for robberies and frauds, but tips and coupons need tax payments too? That's really using a chicken feather as an authority arrow!"
"Support Senator Phipps, repeal the Black Tax Bill!"
"Support Senator Phipps..."
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Indeed, as many netizens said, had this statement been released by an ordinary citizen, it would not have caused such a big stir.
But Phipps was no ordinary citizen; he was a current member of America Congress, one of the architects of this nation's laws.
His public stand against the Black Tax Bill would lead many people to the preemptive conclusion that Congress intended to repeal this law.
How could this not be shocking?
However, getting back to the article, although the sudden post shocked many, it sent America's criminals into an instant frenzy of joy.
If the Black Tax Bill were to be truly repealed, then why would they need to pay taxes to the National Revenue Service every month like slaves?
With this in mind, these criminals immediately expressed their support for Phipps on various social media platforms.
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