America 1881: Legend of the West

Instead of looking for anyone else, McKinley went to the IRS.

The so-called IRS refers to the United States Federal Internal Revenue Service.

The organization was founded during the Civil War.

The great Mr. Lincoln, the president of the United States at that time, found that government revenue could not cope with the huge military expenditures of the Civil War and when the national treasury was already empty, he decided to levy a personal income tax.

During the war, it is obviously unrealistic to collect a small amount of taxes through calm communication.

In addition, the American people have a tradition of resisting taxes since ancient times.

Strictly speaking, the trigger for American independence was tax resistance.

Therefore, this organization has quite a lot of martial virtue and its members are also very wild.

Basically, what the military has, they also have, and the methods of taxation include but are not limited to arson, kidnapping, seizure, etc.

After the war, due to legal considerations, the federal government stopped collecting personal income taxes, but still retained customs duties and excise taxes.

The IRS also remains.

Although the staff was once reduced to 200 people, the fine tradition of being domineering was still maintained very well.

In recent years, calls for the reintroduction of personal income tax have become increasingly louder.

Because people believe that tycoons and wealthy people in various industries are amassing money crazily, their wealth has skyrocketed, and they are also using various methods to evade consumption taxes and tariffs.

In addition, the federal government's Civil War debts have not yet been paid off, and not long ago it owed another debt due to the Spanish-American War.

The federal government tried for a time a progressive personal income tax, but it was quickly declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

However, the federal government did not give up and began to try to levy an alternative "consumption tax" that would be levied on a company's net income.

This approach bypasses the Constitution.

The IRS has regrouped, armed itself again, and is always ready to fight tax evaders.

Danny Green, the then-director of the IRS, was summoned to the Oval Office by McKinley.

"Is the job going well?" McKinley asked straight to the point. "I mean corporate income tax."

It's okay if I don't ask, but when I ask Greene, he bursts into tears:

"Big companies, well, we will review their declarations for large companies. Maybe there is tax evasion. Small companies, well, small companies will either lose money or be quickly swallowed up by big companies."

Isn't it? Under your policies, Mr. President, the monopoly has become more and more intense, and there is no room for small companies to survive.

"We should not be afraid of the power of large companies and not attack them." McKinley said earnestly. "If this continues, corporate income tax will not be implemented and federal fiscal revenue will not be increased."

If it weren't for McKinley being president, Greene would have rushed up and punched the fat man in the face.

How could this guy say such high-sounding words?

"Then which one do you think we should start with?" Green suppressed his nausea and asked McKinley with a smile.

"I think we can start with Chen Jianqiu's company." McKinley adjusted his sitting posture. "I have the best relationship with him, but because of this, from a federal perspective, he also has to pay taxes."

"Who?" Green thought for a moment that he didn't hear clearly.

"Chen Jianqiu, what's wrong?" McKinley looked at Danny Green strangely.

Green turned and ran away.

Not even a word of greeting.

It stands to reason that this is a very impolite and ungentlemanly behavior, which is very rare among McKinley's government team.

Except Green.

He himself was first a peace officer in the west, and then became a state legislator in California. Strictly speaking, he came from a rough background.

No one knows better than him what Chen Jianqiu's name represents in the southwestern frontier.

Mr. President simply does not understand the value of the title "King of the West".

Let him check Chen Jianqiu's taxes? Might as well let him die!

McKinley's left cheek trembled.

How could I choose such a person to be the head of the IRS? I never thought he was so cowardly before!

"Mr. Green! Mr. Green!" The presidential secretary ran out and stopped the tax director who was about to walk out of the White House.

Green turned his head and saw his secretary chasing him out. He waved to him:

"If Mr. President insists on asking me to trouble Chen Jianqiu, let him hire someone else. If that doesn't work, I am no longer the director."

"Mr. Green, don't be nervous, things may not be what you think." President McKinley walked out with his hands behind his back.

He opened the door of a room near the main entrance, stood at the door and tilted his head towards Green, gesturing for him to come in and talk.

Greene reluctantly entered the small room with the president.

"Mr. President, it's not that I'm unwilling to perform my duties." He spread his hands toward the president, "I don't think making a motion at this time is a good choice."

"Listen, Green, I have no intention of having a showdown with Chen. We are still friends." McKinley said to Green, "But no matter how good friends are, they must abide by federal laws because they are American citizens."

"I just hope you can understand the actual situation. Then, I will find a suitable time to talk to him. You don't need to be violent."

However, the IRS director is not a fool and is not easily circumvented.

Failure to show off his cards means that he cannot get permission from the court.

Obviously, the president is not sure about this matter. If something goes wrong, he may not be able to turn around and sell himself out.

Unreliable, so unreliable.

"Forgive me, Mr. President, I can't think of any way to get to know the specific situation without checking the accounts." Green couldn't help it.

The president had a look of disappointment on his face.

"I originally thought that my IRS chief should be a strong man who is not afraid of power. It seems that I was wrong."

However, his provoking method was still useless against the veteran Green.

The latter threatened to resign.

McKinley suddenly felt that he had failed as president.

He wished he could have approved Green's resignation on the spot.

"My next election partner, the nomination of the vice president is still open." The president sighed, "I had great expectations for you."

Green originally planned to open the door and go out, but when he heard the president's words, he hesitated.

McKinley put his hands behind his back.

He is giving the IRS chief a chance to think and hesitate.

It is dangerous to piss off Chen Jianqiu, but the nomination of vice president is also extremely tempting.

If he can really reach the sky in one step, then his life will be considered complete.

After the battle between heaven and man for a long time, Green's words popped out of his mouth:

"Okay, I'll try."

The lack of court approval means that we can only conduct unannounced visits.

But it is not easy to conduct a covert interview, and it is even more impossible to obtain enough evidence.

Chen Jianqiu's "Financial and Legal Center" is not a place that ordinary people can enter.