Chapter 521: Fake News That Angered DuPont
"Shocking!" The Antitrust Director and the Tax Director echoed in unison.
"This is irrefutable evidence of the infiltration of big business into governments at all levels," Olney emphasized.
"It's absolutely irrefutable evidence. It couldn't be more irrefutable." One after another, the directors of two important departments confirmed it again.
"We can't pretend we didn't see it!" Olney clenched his fists and said righteously, his voice full of determination.
"Absolutely not. We must investigate this matter thoroughly." The back-and-forth dialogue fully reflects the attitude of the Ministry of Justice towards this matter.
The facts are already very clear. How the DuPont family influenced the Delaware Senate nine years ago to formulate tax plans and support policies that are beneficial to their own companies will become the next breakthrough point for the Department of Justice.
Can a state government do this? Business taxes in the United States are quite complex and cumbersome. There are many departments that collect taxes, including the federal, state and local governments. The types of taxes collected are also different. The federal government collects employment taxes and income taxes. State governments collect employment taxes, income taxes, sales taxes and other local taxes.
If this level of complexity appeared in an ordinary country at the beginning of the century, this tax system can be summarized in one word: heavy taxes and levies. However, this complex tax system in the United States cannot be called heavy taxes and levies. Different states have different taxes, which can only prove that this freely combined United States has an astonishing degree of freedom, which is not available in any dictatorial country. If you dare not pay taxes, the tax bureau will teach you a lesson, which is just a small sequelae.
So is it legal or not? This goes back to the original question. It can be legal or illegal. The key is who is defining the issue. And as Attorney General, Olney has already figured out how to take action.
Instead of focusing on tax issues that are easy to litigate, we need to investigate the DuPont family's infiltration of the state government and the corruption that has spread from it. This is similar to the difference between the formulation of antitrust laws and their actual implementation. In the written law, monopoly is defined, but in reality, when the Ministry of Justice investigates, the excuse is often the abnormal competition caused by monopoly. This is the gap between theory and practice.
So the definition of this case is about the unfair transaction investigation process between large companies and state governments, which is under the full responsibility of the Department of Justice and led by the Director of the Antitrust Bureau, Pete.
This is just like during the Roosevelt administration, when the antitrust law had not yet found United Corporation, Sheffield was already prepared, because he knew at that time that it would be too easy for shameless creatures like politicians to interpret the law and find an excuse to attack United Corporation. It was so easy that they would investigate first and then give an explanation.
Sheffield used the land for port expansion in the Hawaiian Islands to do business with the federal government. This is because when faced with Roosevelt, who attached great importance to naval strategy, and a president who was deeply influenced by the Monroe Doctrine, Sheffield could only watch helplessly.
Now the Department of Justice is playing political rhetoric and launching an investigation into the Delaware state government and the DuPont family for alleged collusion between officials and businessmen. It remains to be seen how the DuPont family will respond. The slave owners also want to see if this opposing company, which conflicts with their own company's line, has any way to get out of this predicament. Hopefully not!
This is not because Sheffield is smart, but because of the education in the Republic. At least when he was growing up, happy education in the Republic was not rampant. Although the education system in the Republic has its flaws, it will not deliberately lead people's thinking astray. If the slave owners had the memory of a free society in their previous life, they might support the DuPont family and fight against the corrupt Ministry of Justice. They would not even think about whether it is right for a company and a state government to jointly amend the law.
Politics, these are all political considerations. Although the vast majority of people in the previous life did not have a vote, what they were most worried about was keeping an eye on governments at all levels every day. The two sides can live in peace, but you cannot insult my IQ that comes from nine years of compulsory education.
"This is all damn politics, otherwise we can be together openly." Sheffield sighed and started acting again in front of Alice Roosevelt.
A few days ago, Alice Roosevelt left New York under the pretext of going to Europe for a one-year internship. Naturally, she boarded another ship and disappeared from the public eye temporarily. She just landed in New Orleans today and hid in Oak Manor.
Sheffield knew that the daughter of the former president had made a great sacrifice this time. He was the biggest supporter of the Democratic Party and had helped to defeat the Republican candidate and enter the White House. If Alice Roosevelt confessed her affair to her family directly, it could be a big deal, but she didn't want to upset her father-in-law.
Just a few days ago, Sheffield was successfully nominated as a member of the Democratic National Committee. Although it was a purchased position, compared with the national election, buying some votes within the Democratic Party was actually very cheap.
Now Sheffield was even more qualified to blame the problem on damn politics. Alice Roosevelt's face was flushed and her eyes looked away erratically. Her actions were bold and fully lived up to the newspaper's evaluation of her as being eccentric.
When she was thinking this, Sheffield was already in her arms, and the man's words, like pleading and assuring her, rang in her ears, "Alice, I will treat you well for the rest of my life."
"My mind is in a mess, William!" Alice Roosevelt, who was being held by Sheffield, raised her head and looked into the man's eyes. She said in a panic, "What will people say about me if this gets out?"
"Our love is unstoppable and can't be spread even if we talk about it." Sheffield promised solemnly, "We are going to have a child. I want him to be able to match the efforts of others in their entire lives as soon as he is born."
Only God knows that the slave owners have used similar words to deceive several women into giving birth to children for them. However, the tricks are not afraid of being old, as long as they are useful. Just like Sheffield, in the end, can only rely on the strong foundation of the United Company to play the Seven Injury Fist, so what, can you withstand these twenty years of skills?
While the Democratic National Committee member and the daughter of a former Republican president were planning their life goals, Republican National Committee member Coleman DuPont had learned about the changes in the Justice Department through his connections. He didn't know the details yet, but he understood what it meant that the Justice Department had been investigating.
Where the investigation is going and what direction it is heading are questions that Coleman DuPont urgently needs to know. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party is in power now, and Attorney General Olney, who served as Secretary of State during President Cleveland's administration, has extensive administrative experience and knows exactly who he is facing and what kind of reaction he might get.
There was even the possibility of a leak. The experienced Olney had already prepared for it. How could he let others get accurate information under such circumstances? He even took the initiative to release all kinds of false news to confuse the public. These false news were exaggerated by Sheffield's newspapers and media, and completely turned into fake news that spread to the society.
Now Sheffield can even sing praises for his own arrangements in the media field many years ago. What a prescient move. "No one knows fake news better than himself."
"I was shocked to hear that the Ministry of Justice is planning to reopen a factory explosion case a few years ago. The production line of a factory opened by a former DuPont employee was blown up. The DuPont family was highly suspected in the case, but it was never resolved."
"Regarding the latest progress of the DuPont antitrust investigation, let this newspaper give you a brief introduction to the past and present of the DuPont family."
"The DuPont family's tradition of inbreeding has created a tradition of inhumanity, brutality and tyranny in this enterprise. We cannot describe the fact that there is such a company in the country that makes money by selling death and tragedy. The tears of the Boers have been transformed into the money printing machine of the DuPont Consortium. Every cent of this enterprise is soaked in human blood."
"The newspapers reporting on the DuPont family's inbreeding have the best sales?" Sheffield, who was holding the microphone, had a strange look on his face. He wanted to laugh out loud, but that went against his gentlemanly status, so he held it back. "Haha, interesting."
Sheffield finally couldn't hold back and moved the microphone further away from him to avoid damaging his image as a boss. In fact, what ordinary citizens like to hear and see are nothing more than some curious and entertaining news. No one wants to face political news with no nutritional value in the written format.
So it is completely understandable that the sales of newspapers about the DuPont family's incestuous marriage exceeded those of other fake news.
Coleman DuPont was furious at the massive amount of fake news and threatened to sue these unscrupulous media. However, after issuing this threat, the history of the DuPont family became a focus of attention. As a member of the Republican National Committee, Coleman DuPont should not have made such a mistake. Although the dung collectors are good at punching the air while kneeling, they also punched the air. One-sided threats are ineffective.
The reason why they were so angry was that Coleman duPont was irritated by the inbreeding. This was indeed the practice taken by the DuPont family to prevent their wealth from being diluted, but this did not mean that Coleman duPont liked to be criticized by others.
It was already the 20th century, and many people knew about the disadvantages of marrying close relatives. As a high-ranking figure, Coleman du Pont certainly did not like to hear such discussions, which led to his overreaction.
While Coleman DuPont was furious, the Justice Department's secret investigation team had already entered Delaware.
(End of this chapter)
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