blackstone code

Chapter 1664 Delicious
Judging from the current federal social security system itself, its main function is to provide various guarantees for the working class, such as medical security and social pension mechanisms.

But it also locks the working class into the job market. The 30-year span, its actual cost is not much, but its span is too long.

It almost binds the workers for a lifetime!
From a certain point of view, this seems to be a good thing, allowing workers to work for a lifetime so that they will not be without support in their later years.

Although they may not be very rich, at least they will not starve or freeze.

But it was such an idea that originally had a good starting point, but in the end, it became a prison for the working class.

Once there is a situation like the Great Depression, factories close down one after another, and workers lose their jobs, they will not be able to pay security payments on time, so that they will not be able to enjoy lifelong security.

No one can guarantee that the factory will not close down and the economy will not go backwards in the 30 years after starting work. No one can guarantee.

Even an accident could change their future!

But now, on the basis of a hypothetical shortened payment deadline, the senator asked a question that Mr. Williams could not answer.

If the working class can get lifelong security at the age of 40 after paying enough social security contributions, will they still work as hard as they are now until they retire?

If they cannot continue to maintain the spirit of hard work, as long as the money in their pockets is enough for their families, they will not go to work.

When I run out of money in my pocket, I will go to work as a part-time job. What will happen to social production?
This is actually a very serious issue, and one that capitalists are most concerned about.

Capitalists are well aware that if such a day is born, the initiative in matters of work will change hands!

Now in the federal labor conflict, the capital side can always win in the end, because the workers dare not casually shout "I quit" and then pat their butts and leave!

They want to get what they want (a lifelong social security system), then they have to grit their teeth and continue to suffer silently.

This is why the initiative is now in the hands of capitalists. In the whole society, there are only workers who lack jobs, and there are no jobs that lack workers!
But once people's nerves are less tense, the initiative will change hands and be grasped by the working class.

At that time, capitalists will compete internally, and only when the salary standard of the post is raised and the benefits are improved, will someone work for them.

This is what capitalists do not want to see!

You must know that there are still many new immigrants in the federal government who are willing to lower their wages to work for them. If the federal government has not introduced the "Job Guarantee Law" to ensure that each factory must have enough indigenous workers.

Maybe all the capitalists are starting to choose those cheap new immigrants or Nagalilians with labor visas!

This is the ultimate contradiction, a contradiction between offense and defense, and this is where the capitalists are uncompromising!
In another room, Mr. Truman frowned slowly.

Although he cannot appear in that position in person, nor can he appear in the auditorium, but this does not mean that he does not care or will not come to the scene.

He's in the next room, listening to the actual "live broadcast."

When the senator raised this question, he also fell into deep thought.

He has not considered this issue, or he does not think that after paying enough social security funds, the working class will be out of production, which is not in line with the trend of social development.

This is a capital society, with rapid development and changes in the commoditized market, people will not be given too much time to relax.

Just like now, even if some people have paid enough social security for 30 years, aren't they still working?

Some people who have already started enjoying pensions are still looking for jobs!
Pensions can only prevent people from starving to death or freezing to death, but they cannot make life better.

But this problem is a bit troublesome.

Because it is a hearing, because it is a plea, Mr. Williams must answer this question.

Mr. Truman put himself in that position, and he didn't seem to have much to say to answer the senator's question.

He actually knew that this was a setback from Congress and the capitalists, but if he wanted to complete this through formal channels, he had to reach a compromise with these people first.

Yes, the hearing is, in a sense, a process of compromise.

I set a price (ask a question), you give me your psychological quotation (the process of answering the question), and finally decide whether it is successful (compromise).

It's just that "political transactions" such as hearings are more transparent, and the most critical point is that its process and results will be recorded!
This is different from the verbal agreement that everyone walks into a small secret room. That kind of verbal agreement can be torn up unconditionally anytime and anywhere.

Political hooligans and scoundrels are all over the political arena, and this kind of behavior has no psychological burden on politicians.

I don't admit that I made a promise, you said I said it, so what about the evidence?

Therefore, the stability of this political transaction is open to question.

But political transactions in the form of hearings are much more reliable, because there will be records, archives, and recordings.

It is impossible for anyone to deny these processes and evidence. Once a compromise is reached at the hearing, and it is finalized, and the results of the hearing are announced to the outside world, these matters will be considered completely settled.

It is impossible for anyone to go back on their word, let alone tear up the agreement. After all, there is evidence and files for these.

Modifying the labor security system is not a trivial matter. It is simply a matter of sitting down and discussing it, and then proceeding to solve it. No one dares to do so.

It has to be settled by a hearing, and now, the other side is asking for a price, but Mr. Williams, or Mr. Truman, has no good way to deal with it.

The whole hearing seemed a little... embarrassing.

This can be understood as Congress and capitalists' dissatisfaction with Mr. Williams and the president behind him.

On the other hand, it also means that they are not incapable of negotiating, but they need a high-quality compromise, otherwise they will not nod!

The following questions were all like this, Williams could not answer, or these people on the stage did not give Williams a chance to answer.In such a dull atmosphere, the hearing ended.

This is only the first, not the last, so Williams can continue to participate in the hearing, answering questions he is not equipped to answer this time, and then face some new ones.

That's the deal and compromise of politics, only it's clearer.

Every step of retreat or approach will be clearly displayed!

Of course, this is only for the top level of the federal government and society. The lower level of the federal government does not talk about whether they know the existence and content of such a hearing.

Even if they knew, they wouldn't see much from it.

At noon, Lynch and Mr. Truman came to a very popular roadside restaurant off Harbor Road.

When Mr. Truman was still a staff member of the president, he came here to do business. He ate here once, and he never forgot it.

Today was just right, he suddenly wanted to come over to review the delicious food here for no reason, so he brought Lynch along.

The two found a remote corner to sit down. It was already past noon and there were not so many people.

Mr. Truman wears big dark glasses, and most people can't recognize him.

Based on the federal people's perception of political figures, even if Mr. Truman took off his glasses, many people would not be able to remember who this familiar guy is!

"I'm already drooling." As soon as Mr. Truman sat down, he couldn't help being full of anticipation, "You will definitely like it!"

"I promise!"

Lynch looked at the other tables, and everyone was eating. He just responded with "I'm looking forward to it", but Mr. Truman felt a little perfunctory.

It's not that Lynch really looked down on the cooks and their recipes here, it's just that after the nobles from Gefra came, they changed the cooks for Lynch if they had nothing to do.

They have something to ask of Lynch, more than Lynch needs them, but Lynch is not short of money, and they can't give anything that is particularly important to Lynch, so they can only find ways to provide for him in life. He provides some services.

After eating too much of the craftsmanship of noble cooks, Lynch felt that it was difficult to break through his cognition limit in terms of taste at roadside stalls.

For Lynch's perfunctory, Mr. Truman was not annoyed, he just smiled and said, "You will apologize to me for your attitude!"

After a few minutes of waiting, the food was brought.

Each person has two servings.

One is dry steamed wheat kernels in a large bowl. This thing tastes a bit like eating rice, but it is more choking than rice.

On the other side, there is a large bowl...

Lynch stirred it with a spoon, and it contained soybeans, carrots and the kind of deboned ground beef from the supermarket, the kind that is 99 cents a pound!

The whole bowl is full of these, and has a thick sauce with a real layer of butter!

Upon seeing these two things, Lynch took the initiative to apologize to Mr. Truman.

Who can say no to beef bisque with wheat kernels?

He poured all the dry-steamed wheat kernels into the beef thick soup, and he gave a lot of ingredients. After stirring, every wheat kernel was soaked in the thick soup, and there was still a layer of shining butter on the surface!
Simple cooking gives ultimate taste!

This taste does not belong to that delicate taste, and it will not give you many changes and experiences in the taste.

But it will tell you—

You should fucking eat!
Scooping up a large spoonful of soup, soybeans, carrots and stewed beef wrapped in wheat kernels, Lynch couldn't help but take a big bite.

He knew the food was actually unhealthy, too much oil, but it was so fucking delicious!

The kind of mouth-filling, simple and unpretentious satisfaction is definitely something that steak can't give!

(End of this chapter)