刷屏的美國“斬殺線”與中共的大外宣

解濱

在過去的五天裡，在中共海外宣傳機器的推動下，一個新詞“美國斬殺線”在國內外華人社交媒體上瘋傳。每小時都有大量圍繞這一主題的新文章、視頻和故事湧現。結果，人們突然意識到美國是個地獄——是中產階級、不幸者以及遭受突發意外打擊的人們的地獄！

這一發現令人震驚：美國社會中居然隱藏着一條支配美國人現實生活的“斬殺線”。簡而言之：每個美國人在斬殺線以上時都享受生活；然而，一旦生活因任何變故跌破此線，且不說底層，就連中產階級也將難以承受生活的重擊，被一波帶走。等待你的是來自社會系統的全面“一擊即中”。對於一個突然收到解僱通知（Pink Slip）的美國打工人來說，這等同於死亡倒計時！

臥槽！

那麼，這個“斬殺線”究竟是什麼？它有多恐怖？

這就是那個神奇的數字：400美元！ 沒錯，四百刀，一分不多。

證據在此：根據美聯儲2025年發布的最新《美國家庭經濟福祉報告》，約37%的美國成年人表示，他們無法用現金或即時儲蓄支付400美元的意外開支——這些人要麼根本付不起，要麼只能依靠信用卡“先刷後付”、借錢、賣東西、典當，甚至求助於高利貸。

這意味着，一旦面臨汽車拋錨、緊急牙科護理、孩子突然生病或熱水器爆裂等小意外，許多人將立即滑入債務深淵。

哇！我在美國生活了快39年，還是頭一回聽說這麼可怕的事。我記得20世紀80年代末我在美國讀研時，靠着每月600美元的助教津貼過日子，有一天我的GMC Hatchback 在路上拋錨後，我居然還付得起400多美元拖車和維修費（準確地說是420美元）。當時我的月總收入加上在學校餐廳打工的收入不到900美元 —我那時是一個地道的底層或“無產”學生。

“美國斬殺線”理論並未止步於此。根據他們的說法，400美元就像一把割肉的小刀，而醫療系統則是斬首的巨斧。他們舉的一個例子是：有個美國人出了車禍卻拒絕救護車送醫，因為他付不起賬單。

聽起來像是真的，但根據我的個人經驗，這種理論就像個中國式的笑話。2001年，在911後的經濟低迷期，我被我當時的雇主Sprint解僱了（當時我已經入籍）。他們給了我6個月的遣散費，但我只拿了一個月 — 我在30天內就重新入職了。在給Sprint工作之前，我有一個同事（也是朋友）因無法支付信用卡賬單而申請破產。然而，七年後她在堪薩斯城郊區買了一套四居室的房子。我就問兩個簡單的數字： 在疫情期間，美國政府給普通美國人以及美國企業多少疫情救濟金？ 中國政府給過普通家庭多少錢？

事實是，在中國，每個人確實都需要在銀行存大量現金才能生存——如果不想最後流落街頭，或者不想讓親人在生病時被醫院拒之門外。從信用卡借錢？中國人經常分不清信用卡和銀行借記卡。中國自己的安全網就是個笑話，但他們卻嘲笑美國的安全網浪費且愚蠢。好吧，那是美國自己的事，不是嗎？

“美國斬殺線”理論的創作者是一個在美國沒有工作的中國留學生。對他來說，“斬殺線”可能真實也可能虛假，但我敢打賭，如果他因為任何急病進入美國急診室，沒有人會要求他預付巨款（像中國醫院那樣），而且他的巨額賬單很可能會被免除——由美國納稅人買單。我打賭：如果他在美國有妻兒，他孩子的出生費很可能是由你我支付的，而不是中共，甚至不是這裡的華人社區。這個愚蠢的斬殺線理論之所以瘋傳，僅僅是因為中共需要它來抹黑美國，讓共產中國看起來很偉大。

事實勝於雄辯。我看到成百上千甚至上萬的在美華人在微信、中文網站和抖音上談論“美國斬殺線”，嘲諷美國社會，取笑美國的民主和資本主義，但到目前為止，沒有一個人表示願意離開美國回到他們的共產中國，一個都沒有！相反，他們還在攻擊ICE（移民局）對中國“移民”太嚴厲。

我認為ICE和美國駐華大使館對那些親共的學生和移民需要更“嚴厲”一些，因為他們很可能是中共的間諜或代理人。他們真心痛恨美國，卻想方設法留在這裡,為什麼？就像每一個在中共統治下出生的孩子一樣，我從小就被教導長大後要消滅美國和資本主義世界，做共產主義的接班人。我是共產主義的叛徒，但多很多人不是。

美國需要在自己的領土上，斬斷這條“中共線”。

（註： 本文原文是英文， 英文原文如下：）

In last 5 days, pushed by CCP overseas propaganda machines, a new phrase “US kill line” has gone viral on domestic and overseas Chinese social media. In every hour there are many new articles, videos and stories around this subject come out. As the result, people suddenly realized that America is a hell, a hell for midclass, a hell for people who are unfortunate, and a hell for people who are hit by any unpredictable sudden events.

The discovery is shocking: there is a hidden “kill line” (斬殺線) in American society which dominates American people’s real life. Here is the short description: Every American enjoys life when they are above this kill line. However, once someone’s life falls below this line due to any event, not to mention the lower class, even the middle class will struggle to withstand the blows of life and be taken away in a wave, what awaits you is a comprehensive 'one-hit takeout' from the social system. For an American worker who suddenly receives a pink slip, it equals a countdown to death!

What the F!

So exactly what is the “Kill Line” and how horrifying is it?

Here is the magic number: FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS! Yes, $400.00! Not a penny more.

Here is the proof: According to the latest report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households published by the Fed Reserve in 2025, about 37% of American adults still report that they cannot cover an unexpected expense of $400 with cash or immediately accessible savings — these people either cannot pay at all or can only rely on credit cards to “swipe now and pay later”, borrowing money, selling things, pawn, or even resort to high-interest loans.

This means that once faced with a minor accidents like a car breakdown, urgent dental care, a child suddenly falling ill, or a water heater bursting, many will immediately slide into the abyss of debt.

WOW! I have lived in America for almost 39 years and this is the first time I ever heard such a scary thing. I remember back in the 1980s when I was in graduate school living on $600 teaching assistantship I could afford more than $400, exactly $420 after my GMC hatchback broke down on the road. At that time my total monthly income was less than $900 (I worked in school cafeteria part time) — an authentic low-class or non-class student.

The US kill line theory doesn’t end here. According to their argument, $400 is like a small knife cutting flesh, then the medical system is a giant axe decapitating. One example they provided is that someone got a car accident but refused to be taken to ER by an ambulance — can’t afford bills.

Sounds like true but according to my personal experience that theory is like a Chinese joke. In 2001 I was laid off by Sprint after 911 economic downturn (I was already naturalizated then). They gave me 6 month severance pay but I only took one month of it — I was hired back within 30 days. Prior to my Sprint job I had a coworker (a friend as well) who declared bankruptcy after failing to pay credit card bills. However, seven years later she bought a 4-bedroom house in KC suburb.

It is true that in China everybody needs a lot of cash in bank to live and to survive — if a person doesn’t want to end up on street or doesn’t want their loved ones to be turned away by hospitals when sick. Borrowing money from credit cards? Chinese people often mixed up credit cards with bank debit cards. China’s own safety net is a joke, but they joke about American safety net as wasteful and foolish. Well, that’s American business, isn’t it?

The creator of “US Kill Line” theory is a Chinese student who doesn’t have a job here. For him, the “kill line” may or may not be real, but I bet in case he checks into an American ER for any illness, nobody will ask him to pay $$$$$$ upfront (like Chinese hospitals do) and his hospital bills will likely be waived — American tax payers will pay for it. Trust me: if he has a wife and kid here, his kid’s delivery bill probably was paid by you and me, not CCP, not even Chinese community here. This stupid theory has gone viral ONLY because the CCP needs it to make America look really bad and make communist China look great.

Facts always speak louder than words. I have seen hundreds even thousands of Chinese in America talking about “US Kill Line” on WeChat, on Chinese websites, and on Douyin, joking about American society, making fun of American democracy and capitalism, but so far nobody expresses their willingness to leave America and go back to their communist China, none, ZERO! Instead, they are attacking ICE for too harsh on Chinese “immigrants”.

I think ICE and U.S. Embassy in China need to a little bit “harsher” to those pro-CCP students and immigrants as they may well be the spies or agents of CCP. They really hate America but they do everything to stay here. Why? As EVERY child born in CCP China, I had been taught to wipe out America and the capitalist world after growing up, be a successor of communism. I am a traitor of communism but most others aren’t.

America needs to kill the Chinese Communist Line here on  American soil.