Stellaris: Earth Alliance

Chapter 242 Change of Ownership
The minimum wage has been set at an astronomical figure, and at the same time the government has also provided various kinds of money and benefits to the citizens.

But obviously, with this geometric expansion, the government's money does not come from strong winds.

In other words, even if it was brought by a strong wind, why should it be sent to you again?

But if you are not allowed to miss out on these benefits when you are running for president, why should the people elect you?
Do you think you can lead the country to a better future?

A better future for the country is none of my business.

What I need most right now is more money and better benefits.

So that in the election, the more money the president promises to add, the higher the vote rate will be.

However, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and vice versa.

Since this is the only way to become president, then continue to increase benefits.

While increasing the number, fewer and fewer people are eligible to enjoy this benefit, ultimately achieving this balance.

And companies are not fools.

The salary requirements for Portman's official citizens are so high, so can't I just not hire Portman employees?

I recruit some unscrupulous people to come in to work. They require less money and have fewer things to do. This is no better than recruiting Portman citizens directly.

The clock on the wall was ticking, and Joseph's mood gradually sank to the bottom.

Looking at another payment of 100 million on his mobile phone, his pupils gradually became blurred, and he had no idea how to repay the money.

Now that robot companies are laying off employees on a large scale, it is already very difficult for him to continue to work in this industry.

Everyone is laying off employees, so don’t let him in.

But at Portman's level, technology is extremely advanced.

Everyone can only study one major in almost their entire life. To master this major thoroughly is already a very remarkable thing.

The situation of interlaced lines becomes more obvious here.

Rather, if it weren't for the fact that the technical content of certain types of work is too high and there is no considerable reserve knowledge to be competent, wouldn't the company not use Portman's employees and directly recruit unscrupulous people to do it?

And now he is caught in such a contradiction.

If you want to find a job, you can certainly find it, but if you put down your dignity, you will be competing with those unscrupulous people for positions, and the wages will be too little.

It is impossible for Rockeffield Bank to think that his salary level can repay the next debt, so the other party will still turn him into an indentured slave through legal channels.

And if you don't put yourself down, continue to look for jobs that only Portman citizens can do.

He only majored in robotics in college, and he could only work in this industry. But now the robotics industry has been hit hard. Basically, they are laying off employees, and it is impossible to continue to recruit people from outside.

And this is a dead end.

The wife used to have a job, but she quit her job to take care of the children.

It can be said that he is now the only breadwinner in the family. Instead of being able to support the family, he is saddled with tens of millions of dollars in debt.

The wife walked over in small steps and took a secret look at Joseph's face. At this moment, she also realized that something was not quite right.

"Dear, you..." As soon as his wife put her hand on the other person's shoulder, she was roughly pushed away by Joseph.

"Don't touch me, I'm very annoyed now, I don't know what to do, I can't even see the future..."

Another message was sent to Joseph's mobile phone, still from Lockfield Bank.

"According to AI's comprehensive analysis, Mr. Joseph, you no longer have any possibility of repaying your debt. We will take your assets back for auction tonight, and hereby inform you."

Joseph was stunned for a moment. Although he had already made such mental preparations, he still didn't expect that all this would come so soon.

He picked up the phone like crazy and dialed the customer service number of Rockfield Bank.

"I've just been fired. Why do you think I won't be able to find another job? Why?!"

"Mr. Joseph, this is not based on reason, but tomorrow is next month. If you cannot come up with the monthly repayment today, then we will be eligible to take back your assets and auction them to reduce your monthly payment. Make up for the repayment.”

Joseph took another look at his bank account.

He didn't have any savings at all, or his savings had been used up.

The money he is using now is loan money, and after the accident, the loan money was directly frozen.

At the end of the repayment period, if the fixed monthly repayment cannot be repaid, the bank will auction off all the assets Joseph currently holds.

"If you were fired at the beginning of the month, then your preparation time will be until the end of the month. And now, I'm sorry, Mr. Joseph, you no longer have the ability to repay this month."

"I also need to remind you that your garage was purchased through a loan from this bank. In principle, these assets do not belong to you, but to us."

"So when your loan limit is frozen, your car and house have also been frozen at the same time. Now your house and car are owned by Rockfield Bank, so these things cannot be auctioned to help you repay."

"Some of the furniture items you purchased before are assets that you purchased with your savings and still belong to you, and this time we are putting this part of the assets up for auction."

The words on the other end made Joseph feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave. His hand holding the phone loosened, and the phone fell to the ground with a clang.

He fell back weakly. Although his wife caught him in time, she didn't expect that he fell down without any strength at this moment. Without catching him, they both fell to the ground.

"Dear, what happened? I heard that the other party was coming to collect our assets and that you were fired. What happened? Why was there no warning at all?"

"Heh, heh."

Faced with his wife's questions, Joseph couldn't listen at all.He suddenly thought of a very terrible thing.

Houses, cars and many other things were originally bought with loans.

In other words, what was frozen at this time was not just the number in the bank, but also all the things he owned became the bank's.

Sure enough, that night, people from the bank and police from the court sealed up his house, car and other assets.

They were kicked out of their home. Before leaving, the other party searched their bodies and took away all their valuables, because these were used to repay the debt.

If possible, the court police would also want to strip off their clothes, because all the money in these clothes has also been changed and no longer belongs to them.

But in the end, they did not do so, probably to show that Rockeffield Bank is a bank with a conscience.

(End of this chapter)