Without those several tons of weight, carrying the sailboat really did become much easier. Zhang Ming sprinted along.
Brother Hao naturally huddled by the stove to recuperate, while Little White, a turtle so tiny, could hardly walk along the ground either.
Stone Mama clung to the mast, pretending to be a radio. "Good afternoon, listeners. I'm Li Xianfeng. The 'New Century High-Income Tax' announced by the Supernatural International Alliance is currently under review by governments around the world, with preliminary implementation expected next month..."
"If this tax is applied worldwide, its benefits for all humanity will include..."
Over the past two months, ever since the alliance had been formed, Earth had undergone particularly great changes.
The "New Century Defense Line project" essentially involved building a Great Wall around the perimeter of Pangaea. It could certainly be considered a World Wonder that drew global attention.
In truth, before building a wonder, one had to strengthen oneself from within.
In terms of its internal foundations, human civilization lacked the strength to build such a wonder.
Naturally, all sorts of debates and quarrels surrounding this project became an endless topic. At the heart of the argument was who would foot the bill, and who ought to pay the most. Should it be whoever had the most territory, the greatest industrial capacity, the largest population, or the most resources?
These arguments might continue for a very, very long time. Like issues such as "global warming" and "carbon neutrality," people could fight over them for decades!
"But this time, several major powers have actually reached a preliminary consensus... the Wealth Tax!"
This approach... was pretty damn impressive!
In the past, the Wealth Tax had been extremely difficult to collect. The wealthy had far too many ways to avoid taxes. They could move their wealth elsewhere