There has always been a saying that the wealthy people in the United States are the most charitable people in the world, bar none.
If we only look at the data on paper, then this statement is undoubtedly correct. The wealthy people in the United States are indeed the most charitable wealthy people in the world.
Bill Gates donated three-quarters of his fortune to establish a charitable foundation. George Soros, a man who single-handedly plunged the global financial system into crisis, causing countless people to lose their homes and commit suicide, actually loves doing charity work the most in his life, and even donated his entire fortune to charity.
In fact, over 90% of wealthy individuals in the United States have established their own charitable foundations, and over 60% of them have donated more than half of their fortunes to these foundations. From this perspective, the United States truly lives up to its reputation as the "land of angels."
But are Americans truly such morally perfect saints?
Of course not, otherwise, the world's wars would be reduced by at least three-quarters.
The most fundamental reason for American billionaires to establish charitable foundations is tax evasion, because any activities conducted through charitable foundations are tax-exempt.
Furthermore, donations made through charitable foundations can be used to offset taxes. For example, in the future, a certain president, who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, once set a record for paying less than $1,000 in taxes in a year. The core reason for this is tax offset through donations.
Not to mention that charitable foundations can also evade inheritance tax, allowing one's entire fortune to be passed down to their sons without having to pay more than 50% in inheritance tax.
Moreover, precisely because of these characteristics, a unique philanthropic style has formed among American billionaires: doing charity work abroad.
A normal person doing charity, unless they have some special experience, would certainly use the money they donate on their own countrymen. For example, over 80% of the funds from various charitable organizations in China are used for domestic charitable activities.
This is a very normal thing. It would be bizarre to desperately use one's own money to do charity for foreigners.
Yet, the United States insists on doing so. Over 80% of American charitable funds are actually used abroad, especially in very poor regions like Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
Because of this, we often see that American billionaires, politicians, and their spouses rarely attend domestic charity events, but frequently appear all over the world.
Today they go to deliver rice to African children, tomorrow they bring warmth to Cambodian children, and a few days later they are sending various benefits to all sorts of miserable children elsewhere, then taking photos, writing press releases, and publishing news, moving the entire world with such great love!
How about it, doesn't it seem like something a normal person wouldn't do?
As the saying goes, any seemingly bizarre action has its fundamental underlying interest.
Considering the purpose of establishing charitable foundations mentioned above, the reason why these Americans are enthusiastic about doing charity abroad is, frankly speaking, to launder money.
Americans are aware of their own schemes. With the exposure from many magazines and media outlets, the supervision of domestic charitable activities in the United States is increasing, and various data and finances need to be checked regularly. In such circumstances, it becomes very difficult to play any tricks, which is very detrimental to these wealthy individuals for hiding or transferring their assets.
But it is different when doing charity abroad. Today I announce a donation of $1 billion to African children, and I transfer the money in one go. Who knows where this $1 billion goes?
After all, given Africa's virtually non-existent banking network and government oversight, even a deity cannot track the whereabouts of such funds. Thus, a staggering $1 billion disappears on the African continent.
After waiting for a while, the money suddenly appears in a certain account – the money can be from winning the lottery, from a casino, or from selling an antique. In any case, it is legal income, and no one can find fault with it.
The above are the various schemes of Americans doing charity. Why spend so much space discussing these matters? Of course, it is to highlight the difference of Madame Versailles.
This is because all of Madame Versailles's charity is directed domestically, specifically to the poorest and most unfortunate groups in the United States.
Once, the media published Madame Versailles's itinerary for a week.
On Monday morning, Madame Versailles went to a predominantly Black neighborhood in New York and personally distributed $100,000 worth of various supplies to these poor people. It wasn't the kind of charity where one arrives, shakes hands with a few Black people for photos, and leaves immediately after the photos are given to the reporters, staying for less than ten minutes.
Instead, she stayed from 8 AM to 1 PM, personally distributing $100,000 worth of supplies to over 1,000 Black compatriots. This was a concrete event witnessed by everyone in the Black neighborhood of New York.
But the day's itinerary was not over. For the next four hours, she visited all the kindergartens in the neighborhood and personally handed each kindergarten between $10,000 and $30,000 to help improve the living conditions of the children as quickly as possible. These were seen by all the children.
That evening, Madame Versailles took a flight and, the very next morning, rushed to a Native American reservation to visit the Native Americans there and present them with a batch of modern agricultural production equipment.
Afterward, she returned to her company to handle some daily affairs. Immediately after, on Wednesday, she flew to Washington to participate in a large rally supporting the rights of Black compatriots, gave a speech at the rally, and donated $300,000 to the Black compatriots and families who had suffered losses.
On Thursday afternoon, Madame Versailles appeared in court again. As a licensed lawyer, she was also a human rights lawyer, and she personally represented a woman who was not allowed to have an abortion, defending her legitimate rights.
Friday was even busier. She attended church services while also issuing a statement for an emergency situation, condemning the innocent killings by white police officers.
On both Saturday and Sunday, she stayed in the border areas, directing construction teams to build a large area of temporary structures in a short period to help children stranded at the border, providing them with better living conditions. She even personally built a temporary hospital.
From this week's itinerary, it is evident that except for a few hours spent handling company affairs, Madame Versailles spent almost all her time engaged in various human rights and charitable activities, actively participating herself.
And this was not a deliberately fabricated fake news report. All Americans knew these things were true because almost all Black Americans had personally seen Madame Versailles.
Not in the sense of standing on a high platform and lecturing to the crowd below, but standing right beside them, kindly distributing supplies, food, or even cash, bringing them hope for life.
And this behavior was not short-lived; it has been consistent since 2003. This is what touched everyone the most.
Among the Black community, Madame Versailles actually had a more resounding, even divine title: the Black Angel, because in their hearts, Madame Versailles was truly like an angel.
And after dedicating herself to these actions, Madame Versailles's reputation throughout the United States can be imagined. Not only do her Black compatriots see her as an angel, but even those Caucasians who do not like her have to admit that this woman's character is impeccable, truly a saint of our time.
Frankly speaking, Madame Versailles's popularity in the United States is now no less than that of Martin Luther King Jr. in his time, and it is universally accepted. The American churches even petitioned the Vatican at one point, expressing their hope that Madame Versailles would be granted the title of saint.
This was not a joke, but the church genuinely intended to do so because they truly felt the emergence of a threat. More on that later.
In summary, Madame Versailles's current status and reputation in the United States are definitely paramount. Frankly speaking, if she announced her affiliation with a political party and ran for president, she would likely be the next president.
Of course, since Madame Versailles has not joined any political party, she is unlikely to be elected president.
It is precisely because of Madame Versailles's current popularity and status throughout the United States that when Jeff Bezos saw Madame Versailles waiting by his car, he was completely stunned. He never expected to see such a person.
"Mr. Bezos, please forgive my abrupt visit!" Madame Versailles said softly. Bezos quickly replied that it was no trouble and looked at her curiously, wondering about her purpose.
"I have to rush to a solidarity event for transgender people in an hour, so I'll get straight to the point!" Madame Versailles said, "Mr. Bezos, I personally hold your business acumen in very high regard, and you happen to be unemployed. Therefore, I would like to invite you to join our America First Group as Vice President of our company."
"In fact, I hope you can directly become the president of our company, but there are still some procedures to go through. Perhaps by this time next year, you will be our president!" Madame Versailles stated her objective.