1669 Give Everyone What They Want

Mr. Trueman suffers from the fact that no one supports him, so that now it seems to him that the whole world is on his opposite side.

Except for the working class.

But now he dare not tell this news completely to the working class, because once he does so, the working class may think that this is their only way to defeat capital!

They will unite workers' 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. Trueman will not win!

Only if he wins first can he achieve complete victory.

In federal history, more than one president has stepped down and been impeached for promoting a certain policy!

Trade the position of president for the implementation of a policy?

He feels that he has not reached that point yet!

But before he can find a way, he's stranded on an island!

Now it seems that the only one who can find some direction for him may be Lynch.

Faced with Mr. Trueman's doubts and the answers he longed for, Lynch did not tell him directly, but asked a question.

"What do you think is political struggle?"

One sentence made Mr. Trueman fall into deep thought again.

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

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

Here, only religious struggles will be fought to the death. Politics is not entirely like this, even in feudal society.

Compromise and transaction are the core of politics. Politics has never been about "moving forward without retreating." So after Lynch asked this question, Mr. Trueman suddenly didn't know how to answer it.

If you say the political struggle is brutal...

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

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

The presidents who have been impeached have been in office for several terms, and it seems that the time has really come to a head, and it is quite tragic.

A large number of congressmen are out of office, and the president and governor will not be easy off either.

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

Politics, what exactly is it? !

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

"To me, this is politics, our politics!"

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

After waiting for a while, Lynch did not continue to say anything. Mr. Trueman couldn't help but ask, "Is it that simple?"

Lin Qi nodded slightly, "Is it simple?"

Mr. Trueman began to think seriously and gradually felt that this was a very simple answer, but what the answer reflected was not that simple.

If there were really many 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."

"No one can keep the majority of people supporting them..."

Lynch didn't wait for him to finish, then 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 straightened his posture slightly and said, "In fact, in my opinion, it is not that difficult to implement the social security system reform plan."

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

Mr. Trueman also got into the mood, "What do they want?"

"Nothing but wealth and more power."

"You can say 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 out these signals!”

This was actually a very uncomfortable conversation, especially for Mr. Trueman.

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

However, there are still many things he cannot do.

Very frustrating.

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

In the federation, politicians actually feel this way many times.

Although they clearly hold the power of life and death for many people and many companies, they still cannot achieve absolute independence and detachment.

Because there are still many people, many things, and a lot of money that force them to lower their heads and follow the so-called rules of the game.

Mr. Trueman leaned deeply into the sofa, which was a bit unsightly, but his sitting position gave him a very comfortable and safe feeling, which he lacked now.

"Go on, Lynch, show me how vulnerable I am!"

"Let me see how greedy those people are!"

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

Lin Qi couldn't help laughing when he heard this question. He laughed so much that tears came out of his eyes and he started holding his stomach.

His burst of laughter caused Mr. Trueman to wonder, "Is there anything I said that was funny?"

"Why can you smile like this?"

Perhaps because he was satisfied with his laughter, Lynch's laughter gradually subsided, obviously slower than his sudden burst of laughter.

"The way you look reminds me of a child who loses a fight!"

Mr. Trueman was stunned. He recalled what he had just said, and gradually he couldn't help but laugh.

The child who lost the fight showed his weakness, but also his fierceness!

But no matter what, he still lost!

He seemed to be losing his temper, maybe unintentionally, maybe deliberately, wanting to prove that his failure was not because he was weak!

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

But he is the losing party after all, a loser!

Mr. Trueman, who realized that he was a little embarrassed, smiled a little embarrassedly, "Today's hearing made me a little embarrassed, you have to forget this!"

Lynch nodded, "I will."

"You have to promise!", Mr. Trueman 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 through a tacit understanding.

Lynch took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit one for himself, "We can break down some problems and look at them."

"If you want to promote the reform of security funds, the people who can really benefit from it are the bottom class of society!"

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

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

"At the same time, the capital market covets the entire social security system. You know, the federal government's social security payments are actually not very large, but even so, the amount is tens of billions every year."

"They want a piece of the pie and we can accommodate them appropriately."

“In terms of medical insurance, special medicines and some optional commercial medical treatments have been added, and in pensions some content has also been added.”

"We can even get the local government and the company itself to join in. For example, employees pay another amount of money to the company. When they retire, the company pays employee fees in one lump sum or in installments, or..."

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

Although Lynch did not speak in detail, Mr. Trueman had already roughly sketched an outline in his mind.

He frowned, "If we open the social security system to capital and allow them to join in, what will happen if they are unable to pay?"

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

"That's how we convinced Congress," Lynch said with a smile, "that we pushed for a standing commission to oversee corporate participation in Social Security."

"At the same time, we can also require all participating companies to provide a certain margin, and adjust the margin to a certain extent depending on the size."

"You see, what the capitalists want, they get."

“The respect and power that members of Congress want, they have.”

"They can get much more than what they can get now, and they will have a reason to be on your side!"

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

"They are the group of people least capable of resisting risks. We cannot allow them to increase their risks so much just because we promote this policy!"

When he said this, at least he looked upright.

Sometimes Lynch feels quite emotional, because there are always some idealistic fools in this world.

It's okay if they don't get power. After they get power, it's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the world!

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

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

"This is the price of shortening the number of years for paying security funds!"