blackstone code

Chapter 1663 The attacking referee

At 45:[-] on Tuesday morning, Lynch came to the Capitol, and under the leadership of the guide, entered a very empty conference room.

At this time, the members of the Federal Congress are already sitting in their high seats——

The height of these congressmen's seats is obviously higher than that of other seats. They say this is to allow them to see everyone's attitude more clearly, but in fact many people think that this is just a way for them to show their special status symbol.

One is high and the other is low, much like the class differences in society.

There are always some people who shout freedom and equality, but they are aloof!
Not many people attended the hearing. This is not a public hearing and it is not open to ordinary people.

Those who are able to attend and observe, in addition to members of Congress, there are also members of both parties, and some people who are invited to participate in the observation.

And to attend this hearing, in a sense, it is also a support for the sponsor!
So even if some people know that there is such a hearing and have time to attend, they will not take the initiative to come to the scene.

They will wait for the hearing to end and ask for information from other people to get the final result of the hearing.

When Lynch entered the arena, some people had already come, many of whom Lynch had never seen before.

But regardless of whether they have seen it or not, whether they know it or not, they will greet Lynch cordially.

They are good people?
No, they are just respecting, even flattering, because of wealth!
Lynch found a relatively remote place to sit down, and his attitude told the others that he didn't want to chat now.

Sometimes people are stupid, but sometimes they are smart, at least they know they shouldn't bother Lynch!

Later, more people came, including today's protagonists.

Members of Congress and some guys who looked like capitalists sat on a high stage, and the Congressman who proposed to reform the security system sat in the audience.

That's not a chair, it's just a stool without a backrest.

In front of him was a square wooden table with four corners, a very cheap kind, and greasy restaurants on the side of the road liked it very much, because it was cheap and durable.

At this time, the congressman is not like a member of Congress, but more like a criminal. He has to look up to see the "gentleman" sitting on the stage

And the gentlemen only need to lower their eyelids to stare at him with a look of contempt.

The person in charge of today's hearing is a representative, and although he and the guys in the audience are members of Congress, they seem to be standing on both sides of the abyss.

"Mr. Williams, we have taken note of this proposal you have submitted, and there is something we don't know about it that we need you to explain to us before we can vote on it."

"During the inquiry process, we will ask questions ending with 'yes or no', and you only need to answer 'yes' or 'no'."

"Only when we end a question with a non-specified answer, you can answer in your organization's language, and we can ask you to stop speaking at any time."

"any questions?"

The administrative intervention of the hearing is a very magical process, it is not absolutely neutral, it can be absolutely eccentric.

For example, when the purpose of holding a hearing is to favor the proposal itself, then everyone just goes through the motions and asks some questions that may have been prepared for a week in advance, and the respondent gives almost perfect answers, and then ends.

But if it deviates from the proposal, then it will give the respondent great difficulty and even humiliation!

Perhaps this is what the Federals mean by freedom and justice!
Representative Williams nodded, "Yes, I see..."

The representative who presided over the hearing seemed to want to give him a little color first, "Mr. Williams, you only need to answer 'yes' or 'no', we don't want to hear other expressions."

Representative Williams was a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and took a deep breath, "No, sir."

"very good……"

The congressman presiding over the hearing changed his expression and looked at the senator sitting in the middle. He put his hand on the microphone and whispered softly.

Then the senator nodded reservedly. He flipped through the documents in his hand, unfolded one of the pages, and turned on the microphone.

"Mr. Williams, I have read the proposal you submitted to Congress. From the documents you submitted, I found some things that I cannot understand. These need you to explain clearly."

"The first of these is that you propose to shorten the number of years you pay social security benefits, so as to ease the burden of spending on the federal people."

"I didn't find in your proposal that there was any clarification, or amendments, to the Social Security system itself."

"Did you miss it, or is it that people still enjoy their current benefits and treatment after shortening the payment period?"

Mr. Williams' brow was already sweating a little. He had actually read the proposal carefully. If the proposal hadn't come from Mr. President, he wouldn't have submitted it to Congress if he was killed.

That's a fucking bomb!
And it is very likely to be a self-explosive bomb that will only hurt yourself and will not hurt others!
If Mr. President hadn't promised to give him an amnesty in case something happened, he really didn't want to go into this muddy water!

He swallowed and still lowered his head, "Sir, my idea is that they still enjoy the current benefits and treatment."

The senator's expression was very serious, and he nodded, "But you propose that everyone within the rules should pay ten years less, according to our current regional tax to federal tax, calculated by the minimum hourly wage law."

"Currently, there are more than 200 million and less than 300 million employed persons who have completed the security payment for 20 years or more."

"Under the condition that our annual social security expenditure remains unchanged, the relevant taxes will reduce the income of 12 billion yuan, and we omit some of the latter figures."

"Have you considered that if it is implemented according to your idea, we will have..." the senator looked down again, "12 billion budget deficit?"

This is actually a very tricky question. It is impossible for the social security system to feed back to the society and just consume it every year.

This social security fund has a series of special accounts to do this, how much is in the general ledger, how much was the balance last year, or how much was the deficit last year, these are all specific statistics.

According to the current situation of the Federal Social Security Administration, there are actually many surpluses every year.

The social security system is mainly in two aspects. The first aspect is medical expenditure. Since the federal government requires federal medical companies to keep some cheap commonly used drugs, the federal government's expenditure is actually not high.

Because those drugs with relatively high prices are not within the scope of the federal social security system, you can use various newly developed special drugs, but the federal government will not pay for this part of the cost.

They only pay for cheap medicines.

It seems to be a strategy...to fool the public, but it also protects the rights and interests of the people. At least the medical group will not give up the cheap medicine market worth hundreds of millions or billions every year.

They are unwilling to give up, and the public can continue to enjoy cheap and effective medicines.

The second part of the expenditure is the pension part. According to the current three-level and three-level standard implemented by the federal government, basically all working classes buy the cheapest pension.

When workers retire from factories and return home, they may not last long.

Judging from the current life expectancy trend of the working class in the Federation, most of the working class in the Federation will pass away due to various reasons in their sixties.

Injuries are a major part of it.

This is an era that still lacks labor protection. The rapid development of science and technology makes people unaware that some things are harmful to the human body.

At this time, most workers will experience physical problems after they have passed their prime of life.

Except for a small number of people who can live to get back the security money they paid to the government with the principal and interest, most of them can't actually get it back.

Coupled with the continuous rolling income, the Social Security Bureau has never experienced a deficit since its establishment until today!
But the senator is very unreasonable to believe that there will be a deficit, which is also a way to embarrass people.

Representative Williams wanted to explain, and he also checked the materials of the Social Security Bureau, but he was asked to answer "yes" or "no" as soon as he opened his mouth.

As for the rest, it's not his turn to say it yet.

He can only say that he "has thought about it".

According to the thinking of normal people, the senator should then ask questions such as "So how do you think about it" or "So can you explain to me how you make up this part of the fiscal deficit".

Let him speak clearly, because only then will the question be meaningful and valuable.

But this is a hearing that is biased towards capitalists, and it is a hearing that is biased towards tens of billions of annual profit and tax revenue. It will not give Mr. Williams any opportunity for equal dialogue!
"You admit to being aware of the tens of billions of dollars in deficit each year, and you're being honest."

The corner of the senator's mouth seemed to be upturned, but when he looked carefully, he couldn't see anything. This sentence was not a good one.

He went on to say, "Second question, if we pass your proposal according to your idea, when it is officially implemented, those workers who have paid for the full 20 years refuse to work after the full payment, what should we do?"

"Or they will replace their previous continuous work with intermittent work, because they have already met the conditions for enjoying the social security system for life, and they can choose to be lazy."

"This will undoubtedly add a huge burden to society. When people are not actively working, they start to be lazy and start to enjoy the goodwill of the federal government."

"Have you considered this question?"

(End of this chapter)