Chapter 608

Abel remembered that in parallel time and space, George's election next year was very smooth.

Because the benefits of 9/11 have not yet been exhausted; because the benefits brought about by the release of white houses and tax cuts are at their peak; because the last real estate boom in the United States is at its most active; because the military-industrial complex is at its peak He has enjoyed a lot of benefits during his tenure, and he wants to continue to enjoy them...

In short, there is no doubt that George won. The Elephant Party also had a slight advantage over the Donkey Party in this election.

However... that is parallel time and space.

In today's timeline, George's situation is not as wonderful as before.

I won't mention the political aspect because nothing has changed. Two wars still happened, and the military-industrial complex was very satisfied.

The big changes are mainly in the economic aspect.

Due to the existence of a certain giant butterfly in Smith's time and space, Wall Street earlier focused its attention and energy on the subprime loan business, which was like dove wine.

The good thing is that since 2002, almost any medium or large securities company or investment bank on Wall Street has made very considerable profits, and the annualized investment rate of return returned to investors is very wonderful.

The bad thing...ordinary people don't understand it when they see it. People in the industry know it but don't say anything about it.

When the ants dug holes and opened ant nests on the embankment, they knew that too many ant nests would cause the dam to collapse, and eventually all the ants would die without a burial place.

But the ants in ant nest A feel that the ants in ant nest B and the ants in ant nest C are both digging. They can dig, so why can't they themselves?

They will also dig wildly and vigorously because they are afraid that if they dig too slowly, the benefits of the site will be taken up by other ants.

Everyone has this mentality, and the result is that everyone digs together.

The day when the dam collapses is approaching us at an unimaginable speed.

Compared with the parallel time and space, traces only appeared at the end of 2006, and broke out in 2007, triggering the scenario of depression and financial crisis.

Under Abel's intentional or unintentional influence, this time and space will obviously come earlier.

Various data show that Abel believes that the early stages of the subprime mortgage crisis may even appear early next year - a large number of subprime mortgage companies will become insolvent or even file for bankruptcy.

This will inevitably affect George's election.

These are the words that are not easy to say to the people in front of you. Because before the disaster, no one would have believed that the American empire, which had prospered since the fall of the Red Bear, would encounter such a big crisis.

Besides, Abel knew that even if he said it himself, it would be of no use.

A financial crisis of this scale cannot be borne by the current white house authority alone.

Unless George is replaced by Master Luo, he needs Master Luo's iron-fisted methods and support to survive that period of time with the guidance of the government.

Or maybe all the capital is united and everyone works together to overcome the difficulties and survive the past disaster period.

However, the above two points are impossible to achieve whether in the United States or other capital countries.

So even if you say it yourself, it's actually of no use.

Let's put it this way, all the big capital and white houses in the United States have supported a large number of think tanks and smart companies.

There may be a lot of bad guys in these think tanks, but there are definitely a lot of elites.

The Smith Intelligence Group can judge that the crisis is just around the corner, and there is no reason why they cannot see it.

In fact, many people saw it, but no one was able to stop it or said they didn't want to stop it.

Everyone is thinking that they can get ashore early before the tsunami comes. It doesn't even matter if you push other people into the sea for this.

In Wall Street, a place where everyone is a sophisticated self-interested person, even if a natural disaster or disaster does occur, the mentality of most people here must be that they will die as friends but not as poor people.

Even all the fellow Taoists died, and the poor Taoist had a better mentality of eating the corpses and becoming the best in the world.

In view of this, Abel did not speak much in the ensuing discussion.

He just smiled and listened to everyone's optimism about next year and their hope that George would be re-elected with a high probability.

And judging from the current situation, this seems to be the case.

After chatting, around 1pm or almost 2pm, everyone gradually dispersed.

By now, this family banquet is over.

Next, everyone will return to their own places, work when they should work, go abroad when they should go abroad, and continue to enjoy when they should continue to enjoy.

But Abel was left alone by George and Herbert, and this time there were only three of them in the Oval Office.

Members of the shrub family and relatives understand this too.

Herbert is the true core of the Bush family, and George is the current engine of the Bush family.

Abel is currently the most powerful external helper for the Shrub Family.

The three of them can decide the future of this Zhengzhi gang.

As for other people, their opinions are important too. But when it goes against the entire group, it's best to listen to the three of them.

Even Abel's father-in-law and father, two congressmen on Capitol Hill.

The two of them can only be said to be newcomers in this gang based on their seniority.

"Dear Abel, you seem to have some disagreement."

After everyone left, only his son and Abel were left in the office.

Old Shrub walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window and opened the curtains above that blocked the sunlight.

The curtains are fabric quilted silk craft curtains customized by the Auchan Curtain Company in France. The color is Herbert's favorite red and white stripes.

In fact, the current curtains in the Oval Office are the same style that Herbert replaced when he worked here.

It was once changed by Zipperton into his own favorite style after Zipperton came to power.

After Herbert's son replaced the Zipperton, George reinstalled the curtain fabric that his father loved in the warehouse of the White House.

After the curtains were opened, the afternoon sun shone in, making the entire Oval Office brighter.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the South Garden below, the Potomac River not far away, and the famous tidal lake Tidal Lake.

This was Herbert's favorite scenery when he worked here. During his work breaks, he likes to stand here and look out at the cityscape of Washington.

After Herbert spoke, George also stared at Abel in surprise. He didn't know why Abel had different opinions.

"Well, what can I say? I can only say that it's you, Herbert." Abel couldn't help but laugh after being stunned.

As expected, he is the most important person in bringing the Shrub family to this point.

In the past, Abel didn't really believe that people become mature as they age. He only thought that humans were carbon-based creatures after all, and their bodies were made of meat.

As all aspects of the body age, cells in the body continue to die, and the regeneration capacity is not as sufficient as it was when we were young.

The older a person gets, the worse his memory, logical thinking ability, and observation ability will be, so he will only become more confused as he gets older.

But now, his grandfather Alex, as well as Herbert in front of him, and the old guy Rockefeller, these old people made him realize it.

It is true to some extent that people become better as they age.

Because in terms of memory and other abilities, they do fade as the body ages.

But the experience accumulated over the years is enough to offset this degradation to some extent.

As long as this kind of offset is still more advantageous with experience and experience, these old people will still be very powerful in this regard.

"Yes. I am not that optimistic about George's situation next year. And the reason comes from the judgment of my Smith Intelligence Company think tanks."

Abel blamed the Smith Brain Group. He couldn't say that because he was a reborn person, he knew there would be a terrible financial crisis in the future, right?

"Is it a problem with subprime mortgages, and a series of economic problems that may follow?" Herbert asked.

Abel nodded, and before he could speak, he saw George smiling and saying: "Oh, that's the problem. My staff also told me about this problem. But they said that although the situation will be very bad, But it won't happen until the year after next at the earliest. Although the future is not good, the most critical moment has passed by that time. So even if the future that no one wants to see does happen, I think in The impact in this regard will not be particularly large."

Abel nodded, but he asked: "What if it happens earlier? It doesn't happen until the year after next, but it happens at the end of next year or even in the middle of the year?"

"As of June this year, the total amount of financial products related to subprime loans in the United States has reached US$2 trillion, which is 1.1 times that of mortgage loans. Three years ago, this figure was more than US$80 billion."

"The federal real estate market has been rising since 1997. It has grown even more rapidly since 2001, rising from 15.9% of GDP at the end of 2001 to 17.7% at the end of last year. My analysts tell me that this year it may exceed 18 %, this is a very exaggerated proportion. This year's residential investment will not be less than 22% of the total investment. Since 2001, the annual growth rate of new housing starts has never been less than 6%, and it is even more likely this year More than 8%."

After telling a lot of data and looking at the serious-faced commander and his son in front of him, Abel shrugged and waved his hands gently:

"We all know that disaster has come. But we all feel that disaster is still far away from us. I always like to start thinking about how to avoid danger when it is still safe. George, Herbert, I think it should be the same next year. We need to think about some preparations that need to be done when things get bad."

To be honest, Herbert and George have not seen Abel's judgment and these data.

As the owner of the White House, George has seen even more accurate data.

The predictions and judgments of some staff and think tanks are even more sensational than Abel's.

But the same words and the same content have different weights when spoken by different people.

If these words had been spoken by other people in front of the father and son, they would probably just laugh it off.

Because they've seen worse predictions.

But now that these words were spoken by Abel, a big capitalist in the country and an important mainstay of the Shrub family, the situation and meaning were different again.

They must pay attention to it and even consider whether Abel has received any information.

Or...is this the future Abel wants to see?

Herbert nodded with a serious look:

"Abel is right. When you are safe, you should consider how to avoid future crises. This seems to be a proverb in the East? We should really take this into consideration, George, and we must eliminate this risk. "

George opened his mouth and obediently took back the questioning words that he wanted to say but didn't say.

Now not only Abel said so, but even the omnipotent father in his heart thought so.

George felt that maybe the situation was really not good, and some preparations needed to be made.

George W. Bush has many shortcomings, but his advantages are also very clear.

For example, he is very friendly, easy-going, and easily liked by people around him.

For example, he is very self-aware and will never make opinions on things he does not understand, but is willing to listen to the opinions of people around him.

"Okay." George's face also became very serious, and his smile disappeared completely: "I will ask everyone to start making preparations for this and make relevant preparations. After all..."

"I want to stay here for a few more years!"