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Chapter 1748 Bloodline Problem

Lynch and Mr. Truman haven't seen each other for some time. On the one hand, there is no place to meet and interview.

Second, Mr. Truman's job is getting busier now.

The war has concentrated all the power of the country in his hands. Don't look at the MPs who seem to be active now, as if they have not been affected.

Only by themselves, this is really just the most basic decency between the presidential palace and Congress.

Logically speaking, even if Mr. Truman temporarily dissolves Congress now, there is no problem.

Because there is basically nothing that needs to be dealt with by Congress, here is the issue of process.

In the past, the Congress was responsible for bill proposals, voting, legislation, various committees, and the budget and appropriations of the entire federal government, including various constraints on the power of the president.

But after the war broke out, these powers belonging to Congress were all taken back by the president, and they no longer had the power to impeach the president.

In addition, members of parliament are also changed every two years, at least on the surface, so even if the federal president dissolves the Congress during the war, there will be no problems!
After the war is over, the power in the hands of the president will be delegated again, and then the Congress will be formed!

After all, reason is just reason, and decency must be maintained, especially the most basic decency.

Many tasks that could only be handled by Congress in the past have begun to be concentrated in the presidential palace, which has also made Mr. Truman more and more busy.

On such a busy day, Mr. Truman called Lynch to chat with him.

On weekends, in the presidential palace, the two sat in the sun room of the presidential palace drinking afternoon tea and chatting.

Previously, the last day of the week was the federal president's own private time, but the war deprived him of the right to enjoy private time, and he had to stay in the presidential palace to deal with possible emergencies at any time.

There were only the two of them in the sun room, but there were many guards outside the sun room.

After the war broke out, all the glass in the presidential palace was replaced with bulletproof glass.

Mr. Truman poured some tea for Lynch, "Taste it, you must have never tasted it before!"

Lynch was a little surprised. Mr. Truman didn't immediately start talking about what he wanted to say. Instead, he talked about the pot of tea, and Lynch became more or less interested.

Mr. Truman is a pragmatist, and some people call them "egoists". To put it simply, they only do things that are meaningful and valuable to them.

If it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't waste his time on this kind of small talk before getting down to business, and the relationship between them didn't need to be so hypocritical.

It can only be said that this pot of tea is indeed special!

Lynch picked up the tea and took a sip. The contours of his eyes suddenly changed, and there was an uncontrollable nostalgia for the past in his eyes.

Mr. Truman watched Lynch's expression change, and said with a smile, "Is it very bitter?"

"Don't worry, you will be able to feel its special fragrance soon!"

The tea in the cup is a light amber color, unlike the mainstream scented teas that are either golden or reddish.

Its aroma is not like the mainstream scented tea in the Federation now. Various dried flower petals and some fermented tea leaves are brewed together, and it is a compound floral scent.

The main birthplace of scented tea is Gafla. The nobles in Gafla like a luxurious life. They want to show their delicacy different from the common people, and scented tea has become a status symbol.

The "tea" of the Commonwealth has been greatly influenced by Gefra flower tea, and now it is basically all kinds of "flowers" and "tea". Lynch has gradually become accustomed to people's taste.

But what he drinks now is completely different from the ones he drank in the past. It is more green tea, pure green tea.

But he is also very clear that this is not green tea.

The taste of green tea is very mild and fragrant, but the one he drinks has a strong herbaceous smell!

It's like stuffing a tree leaf into your mouth without any treatment and chewing hard.

If you still can't feel it, then grab a handful of dried leaves and chew them in your mouth. Choose the one with a stronger taste!
It's like green tea, but it's not green tea.

The taste is very strong!

Lynch put down the cup, feeling the sweetness gradually rising in his mouth, he pursed his lips, "It's very interesting!"

Mr. Truman also laughed and poured a pot for himself.

"During this period my doctor told me not to drink too much coffee, you know, I can't do my daily work without coffee."

"But coffee...", he said and shook his head, "...it's really not a very good thing. Those doctors persuaded me in some ways."

"They found a substitute for me, and this is it!"

"It comes from a small remote place, and this tea has a strong refreshing effect, but it is not as bad as coffee for the human body!"

"I think you should like it too!"

Mr. Truman's work is heavy and tiresome. He needs to maintain a high concentration of spirit and nerves all the time, so coffee has become his means of maintaining this state.

Now, doctors have switched options for him, and he seems to be adapting quickly.

Lynch nodded in agreement after listening, "Yes, the taste is very strong, it can dispel drowsiness, and maybe it can provide some other abilities."

"But I think it can be modified a bit, maybe we should promote it."

"It's healthier than coffee, isn't it?"

Mr. Truman was quite indifferent to this. "You can try it. I heard that some people have tried to do that, but they all failed in the end."

Some people say that the federal people are a group of people living in honeypots. In fact, this statement does not completely describe the federal people and the federal society. It is more about describing the taste of the federal people—sweetness!
Adding sugar and acid to everything in the Federation is becoming a mainstream. Sweet food can make people feel happy, while slightly sour food can relieve greasy and sweet food, and at the same time, it will open up people's appetite!
Like pickles and tangy mayonnaise in a hamburger!
They always hold people's taste buds and appetites!

In such a taste selection environment surrounded by sweetness, there is no way for things that are too bitter and too strong!

It's like... coffee!
In the Federation, it has become a custom to add milk and sugar to coffee, and even some coffee is no longer coffee.

That kind of coffee is sweet milk with a little coffee added!
But the Federals like it!

A few people who don't add anything are regarded as outliers by most people. This is the choice of the Federation people!

Mr. Truman knows this well, and he still remembers the shocked look in his eyes when he asked his life assistant not to add sugar to his coffee!
He didn't care about Lynch's promotion, and he thought Lynch would lose.

This is a natural result!
But he never knew that what Lynch thought of was not the same as what he thought of.

Soon Mr. Truman let the topic enter the topic.

"During this period of time, I have had contact with some people, and I have also received a lot of feedback from the hearing."

"I remember that you told me about the method of social security reform before. I found that you have deep insights and far-sighted vision on this matter!"

He sighed a little, "Facts prove this again!"

Although Mr. Truman was busy with war and government work, he did not let go of the policy reforms he was promoting with all his strength.

For this matter, he also set up an office to discuss it. The result of their discussion now highly overlaps with what Lynch talked to him during the chat.

To put it bluntly, it is to transfer part of the power and obligation of social security to enterprises.

For example, in the past, companies had to pay ten yuan of insurance for each employee, but now they only need to pay six or seven yuan or even five yuan of insurance for their employees, which is enough!
And the remaining five yuan goes into the employee insurance account of the company, and they can even transfer more money!
This will first of all reduce the burden of the enterprise on paying insurance for employees. After all, it can be reduced by a lot, or even half, and the financial pressure of the enterprise will be reduced a lot.

At the same time, they can also put this part of the money that should have been paid to the government back into their own pockets!

This is not an arithmetic problem of "ten minus five equals five", it is "five plus five equals ten" and even more arithmetic!
Once back and forth, the company has more funds in its hands, its ability to resist risks has also been strengthened, and it can also expand production and scale.

The capitalists are very satisfied with this set of ideas. If they really succeed, they will no longer block the reform of the social security system.

Employees will still be as loyal to the company as before, because part of the money is no longer handed over to the government, but to the company.

This means that if employees change jobs, there will definitely be corresponding losses!

Of course, these problems will be resolved through negotiations with capitalists in the follow-up improvement process. From the current point of view, this is very good.

As for health care reform, Mr. Truman didn't dare to touch it.

The health care reform is more terrifying than the social security system reform, and the interests it touches are greater, and more people are affected.

At least he doesn't dare to touch it now. If the war is won, he may try it, but not now.

Now the capitalists are basically willing to talk, but the Congress has not made a statement, and Mr. Truman has to sigh with emotion about what Lynch said.

Give the power of supervision to Congress, and Congress will not object.

Now it seems that he knew the result from the beginning, which is terrible!
Whether it is his insight, analysis ability, or the development of future trends, it is shocking, even frightening!

"I'm looking for you this time because I need to make a move in Congress."

"It's actually a good thing, but you know, they always think I'm not pure..."

Mr. Truman couldn't help laughing as he spoke. Obviously, this was also a joke that only he, Lynch, and a few people could understand!

(End of this chapter)