Chapter 259: Chapter 181: Whose Home Does the Deity Ultimately Belong To?
Although it wasn\'t clear to Lawson why David would let Stevenson off the hook, with the conversation having progressed this far, Lawson dare not insist any further.
"As long as you understand. After all, he has now lost the position of governor and can no longer obstruct your path to becoming a senator. Just do your job well; I may need your help in the future," David continued.
In America, legislators play a very important role and, from a certain perspective, these individuals\' powers can even surpass those of the president.
Because they control Congress, which in turn controls legislative power.
Take, for example, their Internal Revenue Service\'s black tax bill, which was passed through Congress and voted in by these legislators, thereby granting this legislative authority.
In America, there are two types of legislators: Congressmen and Senators.
Although both are legislators, there is a significant difference in their powers.
To begin with, there are 435 Congressmen in the entire Congress, all of whom are elected from the states with varying numbers per state, up to about a dozen, and serve a two-year term once elected.
As for Senators, there are only 100 in the entire Congress, which means that each state elects only two, and once elected, they serve a six-year term.
The process for a bill starts with the Congressmen drafting the proposal. After drafting, there is a series of debates, and ultimately it is voted on in the House of Congressmen.
If more than 218 Congressmen vote in favor, then the bill passes the House of Congressmen and moves on to the Senate for review.
Only if more than 51 Senators approve, can it be considered officially passed by Congress.
Therefore, in America, many refer to the House of Congressmen as the Lower House, while the Senate is called the Upper House.
This indicates just how significant the Senators\' roles are in the Senate.
This is why David mentioned that he might need Lawson\'s help in the future.
Upon hearing this, Lawson was also pleased.
The logic was simple: if David might need his assistance in the future, then if Lawson needed David\'s help, wouldn\'t it be the case that he wouldn\'t have to be so polite either?
With this in mind, he hurriedly replied with a smile, "Sure, Director David, just let me know if there\'s anything I can do for you in the future!"
David nodded and replied, "Then..."
"Director."
Just as David was about to leave a message and take his leave, Simmons at his side seemed to have something to say and pulled David aside to whisper, "Director, now that Laurie is being so cooperative, I think we should encourage him to lead the state government in setting an example by having their members pay the black tax to us.
This might lead the cities to follow suit and, in turn, we could receive a sizable amount of tax revenue..."
It was a wake-up call. Hearing this, David snapped back to reality, realizing he had forgotten this point. He then returned to Laurie and said, "Governor Laurie, I think there\'s one more thing I need to add..."
...
In the following days, David did not leave Carson City but instead initiated an efficient tax collection operation there.
With the cooperation of the state government and the FBI, and relying on the major cases from the Ninglin Branch Office, he soon harvested more than 10 million in tax achievements, bringing the total to 56.56 million dollars.
However, due to the excessive time wasted on the Stevenson matter, even though he managed to collect over 10 million in tax achievements in the past few days, he was still behind Bellamy Hattie, who was in second place by over 4 million dollars, and behind Brown Soros, who was in first place by over 8 million.
March 1st, at 9 a.m.
Simmons entered the temporary office and said, "Director, those guys came to pay their taxes yesterday, we\'ve booked another 6.1 million."
David nodded and replied, "Alright, get ready, we\'re going back to Las Vegas."
After his sweep of the past few days, the major cases in Carson City were almost all wrapped up.
Furthermore, today marked the deadline for the assessment period, so he had to return to the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch.
Half an hour later.
All their work here was duly handed over, and David cleared out the temporary office, gathering his documents and materials to prepare for the return to Las Vegas.
When they reached the lobby, Director Egbert, Director Bezi, and the rest of the high-ranking officials from the Ninglin Branch Office, who had been informed, were already waiting for them. Find more chapters on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net
"Director David, I heard you\'re returning to the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch, and I must say, it\'s hard to let go," one of them said.
"Director David, thank you very much for your assistance to the Ninglin Branch Office during this time..." another said.
"Director David..."
One after another, Egbert and the others came forward to say goodbye, expressing their reluctance to see him go.
Up to this point, in cooperation with David, the Ninglin Branch Office had totaled over 8 million in revenue.
That was over 8 million dollars, several times more than all the revenue they had recorded in previous assessment periods combined.
How could they not be grateful to David?
Regrettably, all good things must come to an end; now with most of Carson City\'s major cases already dealt with, David was about to leave them and return to the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch.
Thinking of this, everyone from the Ninglin Branch Office felt a profound sense of loss.
"Director Egbert, Director Bezi... I also thank you for your cooperation during this time. We must be going now. Goodbye!" David and his party took their turns to bid farewell to the people of the Ninglin Branch Office, expressing their thanks, before stepping out the door, getting into a car, and heading back in the direction of the Lake District Sub-Bureau Branch.