Marvel Administrative Officer

Chapter 318

Jack felt his head was still dizzy, but because of the excitement in his heart, he felt that he could still hold on!
He invited Raymond to sit down and couldn't help asking:

"What made you change your mind?"

Raymond sat down calmly and smiled, "Do you still remember the second time we met? Let me ask you, do you want to be a great politician!"

Jack also smiled and said: "Of course I remember, to be honest, I was shocked that time, and I was determined to invite you out of the mountain!"

After Raymond nodded his thanks, he said loudly:

"The president that Americans miss most is Franklin Roosevelt. He is a great man. I still remember the reporter Johnson's evaluation of him in Roosevelt's biography.
"He has overturned more precedents than anyone else, he has smashed more ancient structures than anyone else, and he has changed the entire face of America more rapidly and violently than anyone else. Yet it is he who believes most deeply that America is The building as a whole is quite beautiful.""

Jack knew that Raymond still had some follow-up words to say, so he was not in a hurry to intervene.

Sure enough, after a pause, Raymond continued:

"Any great politician, what they want to promote has always been difficult and unachievable for ordinary people, and it is precisely because of this that they have highlighted their greatness."

This passage made Jack quite moved. The reason why he wanted to promote medical reform and build a mutant community did not involve any personal interests, but purely wanted to do something!
But Raymond's elevating these two matters to such a high political height still shocked Jack.

How to put it, it's as if Jack just happened to have these two things, and he felt that he was someone who was just capable of solving them.

But in Raymond's interpretation, Jack's goal seems to have become to surpass Franklin Roosevelt!
This thing sounds exciting!

Jack couldn't wait to ask: "Raymond, I'm asking you formally, if I want to achieve these two things, where should I start?"

Raymond's identity is an aide. Since he came here, he naturally has a plan in mind, and he said in a serious voice:
"The matter of mutants is very sensitive. Before we are sure, we must not reveal our thoughts to the outside world! But the matter of medical reform can be widely reported."

Jack frowned and asked, "Is it a bit risky to make big reports? After all, it is not easy to promote this matter. Once it fails, it may become a stain in my political life."

Seeing that Jack was worried about this, Raymond laughed loudly and said:

"No, on the contrary, even if it fails, it will only become your political achievement.

With regard to health care reform, many people have been talking about it over the years; even President Benjamin has thought about it, but he gave up because of the difficulty.

If you are the first to do something for real, coupled with effective guidance to the media, even if you fail, you will be described as a hero who dares to face difficulties. The American people will not blame a hero, they like heroes. "

As Raymond said, American society especially worships lonely heroes, especially tragic lonely heroes, such as Captain America;
It is because of this trend of thought that Captain America is still missed 70 years after his disappearance, and has even become the spiritual pillar of a generation.

Wanting to understand this, Jack lost his doubts, and then asked:

"What should our first step be?"

Raymond spoke eloquently:
"The so-called medical reform actually refers to universal medical care. The current medical system in the United States mainly relies on the insurance industry, that is, free insurance, and then insurance companies provide protection.

But in this way, the vast number of poor people and the elderly are excluded. We all know that medical expenses are very high, and the poorer the poor, the more they cannot afford the cost. The odds are higher.

To extend this policy to everyone, we must make insurance mandatory. "

Jack nodded as he listened. To be honest, he didn't really understand the reason. After Raymond's explanation, he had already deeply realized the difficulty.

So he immediately asked:

"Is it possible to realize compulsory insurance? It is impossible for us to distribute relief funds to the poor and let them take out the relief funds to insure at the same time."

This is a very real problem. The impoverished people can't even afford to eat, so it is difficult to think about medical issues.

Raymond leaned on the sofa, sighed and said:
"I have a few suggestions: First, provide subsidies to low-income families for insurance costs, and provide subsidies to seriously ill patients to help them get insurance.

Second, parents must insure their children, and large companies must provide insurance or set up a fund to pay insurance premiums.

Third, eliminate the medical insurance gap between cancer patients and cancer survivors, and ensure that all people can purchase private insurance with reasonable premiums fairly.

On health care, we must be strong advocates for better working conditions by expanding loan repayment funding, providing adequate compensation, ensuring training programs are delivered, strengthening the health care workforce, and strengthening infrastructure. "

Raymond's suggestion was very long, and Jack tried his best to suppress his drunkenness before he could barely understand what he meant, but this caused Jack to have another question,
"Raymond, this doesn't sound like a temporary plan. If you can really follow your suggestion, the health care reform plan can be completed."

There may be physical geniuses and chemical geniuses in this world, but there will never be political geniuses;

The implementation of any political plan must be based on a large number of field investigations and countless revisions of the plan before the final plan can be formed.

But Raymond was able to blurt out a perfect plan in just a few hours, which is obviously unreasonable!

Raymond smiled bitterly and explained: "You should know that I used to be Benjamin's campaign manager. He had an idea in this regard, and I prepared a corresponding plan, but in the end, Benjamin gave up on this plan!"

Jack suddenly realized, but why give up such an excellent and comprehensive plan?

Looking at Jack's puzzled face, Raymond further explained:

"To realize this plan, we first need to reach a corresponding agreement with the insurance industry, but do you think they will agree?
Secondly, even if the insurance industry is persuaded, we still need to invest a lot of money to support the poor. The most troublesome thing is those big companies. They have to spend a large amount of profits every year to insure their employees. This is also very difficult. "

This matter is like going through three levels, and after passing one level, there will be another level, and each level is not easy, so it is no wonder that Benjamin will give up.

But Jack has already made up his mind, no matter how difficult it is, he will give it a try!
"Raymond, when do you think it would be appropriate for me to act?"

Jack's decisiveness shocked Raymond, he sat up straight, and said with a serious expression:
"You talk to Mr. Speaker first, don't talk about health care reform, talk about increasing the budget of the city hall first!"

Jack smiled. There is still a tacit understanding between him and Raymond. Not talking about health care reform is not giving up. Talking about budgeting first is a temptation.

Early the next morning, Jack asked Death Girl to make an appointment with Speaker Joe Rota. The latter seemed to have been waiting for Jack's arrival, and Death Girl easily made an appointment in the morning.

So after seeing Mark off, Jack hurried to the speaker's office.

Speaking of it, the Speaker of New York City, like the Mayor of New York City, is a rather difficult position, but it is also an excellent springboard, so although some people often do not serve a term, they are still flocking to people.

Joe Rota is 54 years old, and he is in the prime of life. Before he entered politics, he was a professor at Cornell University, mainly teaching history and political science. Politics can be regarded as applying theory to practice.

The New York City Speaker's Office is also located in City Hall. In fact, it is just one floor away from the Mayor's Office.
Although the two are so close, this is the first time Jack has come to the speaker's office since he took office.

The decoration of the speaker's office is very simple, which is a characteristic of New York City. Because they are supervised by the people and the parliament, they usually make themselves appear more clean and simple.

But in fact, this is really a surface job.

Just like Jack and Joe, people without wealth status can't do the job of mayor or speaker at all, and people with wealth status, they will not openly engage in corruption and bribery,

Wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of the loopholes in American law and grant it privately?
Why do such dangerous things as corruption and bribery.

Joe Rota warmly welcomed Jack into the office, and after asking Jack to sit down, he personally served twice the coffee.

The two didn't get to the point right away. Although they had met several times, they couldn't be said to be familiar with each other.

So they discussed coffee and wine for a while, and when the atmosphere was a little heated,

Joe Rota stood up and solemnly thanked Jack:

"Mr. Black Knight, on behalf of my entire family, I must thank you for everything you did in the Battle of New York!"

Jack is a little confused, so,
"Speaker Rota?"

Joe Rota sat down and explained: "Maybe you didn't know it yourself. You defeated a group of Cirita in the Broadway theater and saved a group of civilians, including my wife and daughter."

During the Great War in New York, Jack saved countless people. He really couldn't tell if he saved Joe Rota's family by such a coincidence.

But thinking about it carefully, Joe Rota didn't need to lie about this kind of thing, so Jack believed the other party's statement.

Just believe it, but does it help the rest of the conversation?

The answer is no!
Both Jack and Joe Rota are political creatures, and they both have their own political views and supporters behind them.

So they will not easily change their minds because of some personal emotional problems.

Jack accepted Joe Rota's thanks lightly, and then mentioned that the city hall wanted to increase the budget.

Sure enough, things were just as Jack thought. Joe Rota didn't immediately agree to help, he said he would think about it.

Even so, Jack had achieved what he wanted to achieve, and then he left.

Then, Jack returned to his office, and the dead woman also handed over information about Joe Rota and the support group behind him,

Joe Rota is an academic who doesn't have much entanglement with the business world.

It would definitely not work to impress him with conventional means!
But this does not mean that Joe Rota cannot be moved. Most of his supporters come from the academic world, many of whom are well-known scholars. Perhaps in the eyes of others, these people are scattered and unable to achieve effective results.

However, Jack noticed that most of these scholars came from Cornell University.

Cornell University may not be as well-known as Yale and MIT, but it is by no means an unknown school. In fact, it is one of the eight members of the Ivy League and ranks No.12 in the world.

Soon, Jack arranged for the dead woman to donate a modern laboratory to Cornell University, with a total value of 300 million US dollars.

I believe this move will make Joe Rota and the supporters behind him understand his intentions.

After doing all this, Jack began to devote himself to work. After the auction, he established the New York War Aftermath Foundation, put all the donations received into this foundation, and then announced that he would rebuild Manhattan, mainly rebuilding Hell Damaged building between Kitchen and Broadway.

In addition, at Jack's behest, Cheney asked for help from mutant support groups across the United States. Hundreds of mutant rescue teams rushed to New York from all over the United States.
These mutants have been rigorously screened, and many of them have miraculous abilities for rescue and treatment, and most of them are young people!

After the rescue work is over, Cheney will arrange for them to live in the new Hell's Kitchen as the first residents of the mutant community.

It's not over yet...

Jack met Kim in secret again, at the cost of supporting him to become a New York City Councilman, in exchange for control of Hell's Kitchen,
In the specific agreement between the two, Jin will withdraw all his staff from New York and move to Chicago, and Jack will purchase a 13.00% stake in Fisker Construction Company for US$[-] million as compensation.

Although the amount of money was not small, Jack didn't really care about it. What he cared more about was the purchase of shares.

If Jack had a choice, he would prefer to donate [-] million US dollars directly to Jin Bing instead of buying shares.

However, in the United States, it is basically impossible to transfer such a large amount of funds without compensation!
And Jin Bing's meaning is also very clear, he just wants to bind Jack more closely through this matter.

In order to save time, Jack fully accepted Jin Bing's conditions.

While Jack was in full swing, Tony was not idle. He once again innovated the mind shielding device and used this technology in the new Justice League headquarters building to ensure that Professor X could not threaten superheroes .

But it doesn't really work!

The professor never targets superheroes, as long as Tony can't protect all the people on Earth, he has nothing to do with Professor X!

At the same time, the professor leads Magneto, Qin, Cyclops and others to "Utopia". They will carry out a three-month transformation on Utopia to make this island more suitable for mutants to live in.

(End of this chapter)