Blackstone Code Chapter 827: Moments

After spending some time reading the entire proposal, Lynch looked at Congressman Langdon, "Do you think it has a chance?"

Langdon's sitting position is very relaxed, and it is only after he is in this position that he realizes how happy it is to be a congressman.

He doesn't need to be responsible for hundreds of people's votes for any one vote, so how can he say that he voted for the key votes

If this cannot be proved, then no matter how he chooses or votes, he will not bear the slightest responsibility.

There will be no less money to be earned, and no more responsibility to bear.

If you take the initiative to go to the local area, or if you are an important member of multiple committees, you can also say that you have great power. At least committee members such as the "Budget Committee" and "Appropriation Committee" will have every vote in their hands. are worth a lot of money

Not only are the tickets in hand valuable, but they also have a lot of power locally.

It's like he was a member of the "Environmental Committee" who went to the local area to investigate pollution problems, and everyone from businesses to city halls revolved around him.

Because with just one sentence and one attitude, local enterprises will face the fate of suspending production and investigating.

At that time, local governments will not be able to collect taxes, people will lose their jobs, and the whole society will fall into chaos.

To prevent this from happening, Congressman Langdon must be "taken care" of, at least so that he can't find anything wrong.

So the job of a member of parliament is a profession that allows you to get money legally, has a little power, has a considerable position, and does not need to be responsible for the content of your work.

Like now, Lynch asked him if the proposal had any chance of passing.

If Congressman Langdon had been mayor, he would have answered quite cautiously, but now that he is a councillor, he nods casually.

What prompted him to nod was not that he had seen the proposal or how well he knew the things it said, it was just that

"You know, the Duncan family's lobbying group is the most famous in Bupen, and Congress can hardly stop them"

In the Commonwealth, if you haven't heard of the Duncan family lobbies, it's definitely just a small role.

They have the most professional team of lawyers in charge of various emergencies, and then a group of "former senators", "former governors", "former vice presidents" and other high-ranking figures in the federal government personally came forward to help them lobby .

As long as these people are dispatched, almost no one can resist.

So Langdon didn't think about whether the proposal would pass or not from the beginning, all he thought about was whether he wanted to be a little more reserved.

After all, he has just become a member of Congress, and he hasn't raised his face to the level of those old members. It really is as simple as "doing things with money" from this sacred job.

He also wants a little face, and sometimes has to face the conscience that he has long since lost.

"Yeah the Duncan family."

Lynch looked at the high-end carpet under his feet and fell into deep thought. Some people describe the top of the Federation as such. They are 5% of the people who own 95% of the wealth of the Federation.

This sentence was really shocking when it first came out, and people organized large-scale demonstrations and strikes to fight against the control of the country by capitalists and politicians.

But it was of no use, the workers union was full of oil on both sides, and finally pressed the matter down.

In their words, rich people are not so rich on the first day. Has there been any change after the report was published and before the report was published?

Not at all, and the group of workers is not monolithic. The factory slightly increased welfare or gave an extra dollar in salary. The workers immediately returned to work honestly on the assembly line, and this disturbance was soon over.

Since then, no matter how wealthy a certain capitalist is exposed by the media, it is difficult to evoke a common emotional resonance among people. Anyway, they have always been rich, and they have always been like this.

How much money a rich man has, what kind of luxury he lives, what kind of happiness he enjoys, that's not news.

Only if the rich become the pauper is news and will arouse strong curiosity.

But there is actually a more detailed problem here

Five percent of people's mouths, which is actually a large number, at least a million people.

Among the millions of people who control 95% of the country's wealth, 0.05% of the people own 95% of the country's wealth ten percent.

There are about a thousand members of the Duncan family recognized by them. They hold about 10% of the wealth of the Federation. This is the real wealth and rivalry, and it is the real astonishment.

So when the Duncan family decided to push the bill through Congress, no one thought about blocking it.

Because no one, including Mr. President, can stop it.

Put hope on MP's loyalty to country

It's better to find a girl who just came out to exchange her dignity for money, and if she persuades her, maybe she can wake up and go home and find a decent job.

But MPs, don't think about how good they can be.

Members only talk about who gives more and who gives less, and they don't care about the rest.

Congressman Langdon looked at Lynch, and the streamer in his eyes moved slightly, "Do you have anything else to do tonight?"

Lynch shook his head, "You have something to do"

Congressman Langdon laughed, "It's nothing, let's have dinner together at night, my wife isn't home," he explained a little.

His wife is not very accustomed to the pace of life in Bu Paine, everyone seems to be chasing something slowly, and it is difficult for a lady who is used to living in the slow-paced country city of Sabine to adapt to the city. Life.

So Congressman Langdon bought a small farm on the outskirts of Bupen, where his wife and daughter live.

Since he became a member of Congress, his daughter's family has also quit their original jobs to help Senator Langdon with some of the "trivial things" in life.

So most of the time Senator Langdon lives alone in the city and doesn't go to the farm until the weekends, or they come together.

This kind of life is very common among parliamentarians. What people need is that they still maintain family relationships and harmony between family members. People don't want to see and can't watch these people get tired of being together every day.

People, regardless of their social status, are ultimately creatures who respect the surface.

Lynch nodded, "I don't have anything to do at night, that's fine."

"Can I find two more people?" Senator Langdon said in a consultative tone, "They're friends I just met, you know, it's very unfamiliar to me here, and making some friends can help I'm better and faster to integrate into life here."

Lynch moved slightly, "no problem"

At ten o'clock in the evening, the chef specially hired from the hotel has prepared a sumptuous dinner.

For many ordinary people, the only way to enjoy the authentic restaurant flavor is by going to the restaurant, but for the rich and powerful, the chef of the restaurant will bring all the fresh ingredients to the home with just a phone call. They are getting ready for a sumptuous family dinner.

Just a phone call

The cook didn't leave immediately after finishing this. Maybe the guests who come later will ask for it. He can also help to add some food or something.

Serving members of Congress is an honor for cooks and restaurants.

Around 7:15, the "friend" as Congressman Langdon called it finally arrived.

Seven o'clock is almost the time for the federal people to finish their meals. The federal people set working hours, and the afternoon off-duty time is at least six o'clock, and many factories put it at seven o'clock.

The federal government's closing time for afternoon work is also 6:00 a.m., no earlier.

The first two years was 6:20. Later, they felt that those 20 minutes were meaningless, so they reduced it to 6:00.

The federal government also held more than a dozen hearings to determine the fact that leaving get off work early was not a waste of taxpayer money, and people did not march or strike.

Eating at seven o'clock in the evening is the most normal time for federal people.

Both MPs came with gifts, very interesting one brought a bottle of wine and the other a small box of solid colors.

"Landon, and Mr. Lynch"

Both MPs looked very well-bred, in their fifties, wearing very decent clothes.

Everyone acted like a real gentleman~IndoMTL.com~ They took off their clothes and gave the maid a thank you.

"I heard Langdon said you were here, so I couldn't wait to come." Congressman a's slightly embarrassed tout is not so incomprehensible.

In this country where capital comes first, capitalists are the real masters of this country. Representatives of the new generation of capitalists like Lynch, who have both strength and potential, are also attending this small gathering today. How could they let it go? This opportunity

Even if it's just a chat with Lynch and an exchange of business cards, there may be some place to ask the other party or be asked by the other party in the future.

Member b also laughed and said, "Tomorrow we will have a new conversation"

This belongs to someone who is a little bit flattering, and does it calmly.

The four of them sat at the table, and the two congressmen invited by Langdon were very satisfied with everything, mainly Lynch.

And Lynch also showed considerable goodwill. As soon as he came, he had a cordial conversation with the two congressmen, but it was Congressman Langdon who seemed to be left out in the cold.

But everyone knows that he was not left out because he played a very important role, he was the bridge between Lynch and Congress.

His identity won't falter until a new person emerges who can replace him and gain Lynch's trust.

There are not all people in Congress who are comfortable with everything. There are always some people who are relatively marginal, and what Lynch lacks most now is his influence in Congress.

Apart from Senator Langdon, he doesn't have any very good friends as a Senator.

The few of the military committees are limited to one cooperation relationship, and more people from the military are running.

This time, Mr. Geruno's push for the proposal gave Lynch a great inspiration, and he is about to speed up the construction of his own influence in Congress