blackstone code

Chapter 1667 Give everyone what they want

Mr. Truman suffers from having no one to support him, so that now, for him, the whole world seems to be on his opposite.

Except for the working class.

But now he dare not release this news to the working class completely, because once he does that, maybe the working class will think that this is their only way to defeat capital!
They will unite the labor unions and other forces that can be united to fight a "war" with the capitalists.

Even if the working class wins in the end, Mr. Truman will not win!
A complete victory can only be achieved if he wins first.

In the history of the Federation, there is more than one president who stepped down and was impeached for promoting a certain policy!
Use the position of the president to exchange the implementation of a policy?

He felt that he hadn't gotten there yet!
But before he finds a way, he's lost on an island!
Now it seems that the only one who can give him a little direction may be Lynch.

Faced with Mr. Truman's doubts and the answers he was longing for, Lynch didn't tell him anything directly, but asked a question instead.

"What do you think is a political struggle?"

In a word, Mr. Truman fell into deep thought again.

In fact, for the general environment of the entire Federation, the intensity of the political struggle is not obvious.

This is not like in the Middle Ages, nobles, or politicians fought to the death for a certain "idea", "political school" or "a certain academic doctrine" who was more advanced.

Here, only religious struggles are fought to the death, not politics, even in a feudal society.

Compromise and deals are the core of politics. Politics has never been about "going forward without shrinking back." So after Lynch asked this question, Mr. Truman suddenly didn't know how to answer it.

If you say political struggles are brutal...

But in fact, anyone in Congress will do anything that is contrary to their political stance at any time. They are like shameless female cousins, saying "I love you" while taking off their pants for other guests .

But if you want to say that the political struggle is not tragic...

There have been several presidents who have been impeached, and it seems that when it really comes to a sharp point, it is quite tragic.

A large number of congressmen have been sacked, and the president and the governor will not have a good time.

He didn't know how to accurately summarize the politics of the Federation, and naturally he couldn't get the real answer——

Politics, what the hell? !

He shook his head and looked at Lynch, "Each of us is working hard for our own ideals. Maybe most of us have good ideas. We are all for this country to become stronger."

"In my opinion, this is politics, our politics!"

Lynch smiled tactfully, "Actually, politics is very simple. It is to unite as many people as possible and get more people to support you."

After waiting for a while, Lynch didn't continue to say anything, and Mr. Truman couldn't help asking, "It's that simple?"

Lynch nodded slightly, "Is it simple?"

Mr. Truman, who began to think seriously, gradually felt that this was a very simple answer, but the things reflected by the answer were not so simple.

If there were really a lot of people supporting him, then he wouldn't be sitting here discussing with Lynch how to solve the obstruction of those congressmen and capitalists!

After a while, he sighed, "It's easy to understand, it's easy to say, but hard to do."

"Nobody can get the majority to support them all the time..."

Lynch didn't wait for him to finish, and continued, "Unless he can give a reason for most people to support him."

"And that's why we're sitting here today talking about these things."

He adjusted his sitting posture a little, "Actually, in my opinion, it is not so difficult to implement the social security system reform plan."

"We just give congressmen what they want, give capitalists what they want, and they give us what they want."

Mr. Truman also entered the state, "What do they want?"

"It's nothing more than wealth and more power."

"You can say that they are greedy, but if you don't satisfy their minimum greed, they will become obstacles that prevent you from realizing your ideas."

"You need their support, you need to send these signals!"

It was actually a very uncomfortable conversation, especially for Mr. Truman.

He clearly holds great power in his hands, and it is still a power blessed by the state of war. The entire federation must obey his orders unconditionally at this moment from top to bottom.

However, there are still many things he can't do.

Very frustrating.

Just like standing in the office that year, when his former boss, the former federal president, told him that he could go on vacation, his heart was full of anger and helplessness.

In the Federation, politicians actually feel this way a lot of the time.

Obviously they control the life and death of many people and many companies, but they still cannot achieve absolute independence and detachment.

Because there are still many people, many things, and a lot of money, they have to bow their heads and have to follow the so-called rules of the game.

Mr. Truman is leaning deeply on the sofa, a little... not elegant, but his sitting posture can give him a very comfortable and safe feeling, which is what he lacks now.

"Go on, Lynch, let me see how vulnerable I am!"

"Let me see how greedy those people are!"

He said as if thinking of something, "Actually, you are also one of the capitalists, right?"

Lynch couldn't help laughing when he heard this question. He laughed so hard that his tears were about to flow out, and he started to hold his stomach.

His hilarious laughter made Mr. Truman very puzzled, "Is there anything funny about what I said?"

"Why are you smiling like this?"

Perhaps because he was satisfied with the laugh, Lynch's laughter gradually subsided. Compared with his sudden burst of laughter, the speed of this convergence was obviously slower.

"Your appearance reminds me of a child who lost a fight!"

Mr. Truman was stunned for a moment, recalling what he said just now, and gradually he couldn't help laughing.

The child who lost the fight showed his weakness, but he was also vicious!

But no matter what, he still lost!
He seemed to lose his temper, maybe it was just unintentionally, maybe it was deliberate, and he wanted to prove that his failure was not because he was weak!

When he said that Lynch is also one of the capitalists, he actually had this kind of mentality. He lost, but he was stubborn. He even hoped to remind Lynch not to go too far in a way that might be a joke.

But he is the loser after all, a loser!
Realizing that he was a little embarrassed, Mr. Truman smiled a little embarrassedly, "Today's hearing will make me lose my composure, you have to forget about it!"

Lynch nodded yes, "I will."

"You have to promise!" Mr. Truman added.

"I promise!"

In fact, what they said and what they wanted to express were not the same thing, but they all knew what each other wanted to express, and completed the exchange of opinions in a tacit way.

Lynch took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit one for himself, "We can take some problems apart."

"You want to promote the reform of the security fund. In fact, the people who can really benefit from it are the bottom of society!"

Mr. Truman nodded, and Lynch continued, "Then we separate the audience groups in society, some can enjoy the benefits of the policy."

"Then others, you push them to the capital market, say middle class and above."

"At the same time, the capital market is coveting the entire social security system. You know, the federal government does not actually collect much social security, but even so, it is worth tens of billions of dollars every year."

"They hope to get a piece of the pie, and we can properly satisfy them."

"In terms of medical insurance, special drugs and some optional content of commercial medical care are added, and some content is also added to pensions."

"We can even involve the local government and the enterprise itself. For example, employees pay an additional share to the enterprise. When retiring, the enterprise pays the employee's expenses in one lump sum or in installments, or..."

"You know, we can throw some of the burden on businesses."

Although Lynch didn't speak in detail, Mr. Truman has roughly drawn an outline in his heart.

He frowned tightly, "If we open the social security system to capital and allow them to join in, what if we can't pay?"

"We cannot guarantee that everyone will be as responsible as we are..."

Lynch said with a smile, "That's how we persuaded Congress, we pushed for a standing committee to oversee the process of corporate participation in Social Security."

"At the same time, we can also require all participating companies to give a certain deposit, and adjust the deposit to a certain extent according to the size of the scale."

"You see, what the capitalists asked for, they got."

"The respect and power MPs want, they have."

"They can get a lot more than they can get now, and they have a reason to stand by your side!"

Mr. Truman asked again, "What about ordinary people?"

"They are the group of people who are least able to resist risks. They cannot increase so many risks just because we have promoted this policy!"

When he said this, at least he looked upright.

Sometimes Lynch is very emotional, because there are always some idealistic idiots in this world.

It's fine if they don't get power, but after getting power, it's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing for the world!

After a moment of silence, he replied, "We can warn the public about the risks!"

"Mr. President, nothing in this world is absolutely without risk."

"This is the price of shortening the period of payment of security benefits!"

(End of this chapter)