Lisco's American Life

Therefore, the governor passed the bill they proposed without hesitation. The most intuitive information disclosed to the public every year is not how much tax revenue the state government has received this year.

What everyone is more concerned about is how many cases the state government has handled this year, so the police department's crime detection rate is also an important factor for the public to measure whether the state government's work is up to standard.

After waiting for all departments to finish their presentations, Les moved his body, which was a little stiff from maintaining one posture for a long time.

Next is the time for the congressmen to propose proposals. Each congressman put forward his own slogan during the campaign, which also represents the demands of his own voters. According to the rules of the US government, the state government still has to give it a chance to deal with it.

This can be regarded as an unspoken rule in the political arena.

The MPs are divided into two parties with distinct tracks and no connection with each other. The Elephant Party is on the left of Les and the Donkey Party is on the right. His position is exactly the middle boundary between the two parties.

The proposal also started from the Elephant Party. The first congressman stood up, bowed to the governor on the stage, and then turned back and nodded to the staff in each department behind him.

After all, the proposal was proposed by oneself, and the actual implementation depends on the cooperation of these departments.

The member of the Elephant Party is a white man with a gray beard who looks to be in his fifties. He is wearing a decent suit and looks very gentleman. For a politician, external decoration is the most important thing to show off.

The appearance of the electorate, so ensuring that one is well-dressed at all times is the most basic professional quality of politicians.

He cleared his throat, picked up the plan he had made, and put forward a proposal.

"The roads from Denver to various urban areas have been in disrepair for a long time, and many areas can no longer bear the traffic of vehicles. Therefore, I hope the state government will seriously consider and allocate funds to rebuild the roads."

After speaking, the congressman took the photos of the damaged roads taken by his subordinates, and the assistant who was waiting on the side immediately took them with both hands and presented them in front of the governor.

The governor picked up the photo, looked through it, and then passed it to other senior officials on both sides. They looked at each other and then exchanged their opinions.

"Okay, now let's vote on this proposal."

After saying that, the Elephant Party member who made the proposal first raised his hand to indicate his approval, and then all the Elephant Party members in his column raised their hands.

Les turned his head and observed. Most of the members of the Donkey Party were expressionless and showed little movement. After all, the donkey-elephant dispute has been going on for many years. These people may not reject their opponents' proposals, but they will not either.

Agree.

The governor is also aware of this situation. The state government stipulates that as long as the number of objections does not exceed the number of votes in favor, the proposal is valid. If the two parties are tied, the issue will be adjourned and discussed again.

After simply counting the number of members raising their hands, the governor announced that the proposal had been passed. After the meeting, a special department would make a plan, submit it to the members and the governor for approval, and finally start construction.

Generally speaking, highway facilities in the United States are not profit-free. Many companies will compete for this construction opportunity, and then the built roads will also charge fees. This can ensure the interests of the businessmen who contract the road sections.

Of course, not all business families have this opportunity. After all, there are too many people running for election. Although the revenue period of this road construction project is long and it may take ten or twenty years to pay back, the measures to ensure that the funds do not depreciate are still

Very popular with investors.

For example, Xiang Dang, who proposed the proposal just now, is the interest representative of a giant businessman. In the end, the project may be won by the group behind him. This is all tacitly understood.

This is the nature of the American capitalist state.

The government is more for the benefit of businessmen and capital.

Bills were proposed one by one. If it was a bill about people's livelihood, the Donkey Party members would raise their hands in approval regardless of previous suspicions. But if the proposal related to the interests of the party, the Donkey Party members would remain silent and all abstain from voting.

This is already a basic way for the two factions to get along, a balance achieved in many struggles.

Les has not been idle, and has been recording everyone's proposals in his notebook. If there are any issues that he thinks are good, he will raise his hands to agree, and express his own opinions from a perspective different from the two factions.

Every time a proposal is passed, the corresponding member of parliament will smile and nod to Les. Les feels that after going through this circle, he may be able to gain the friendship of many people.

Then came Les' proposal. He straightened his tie, rubbed his palms on his trouser legs under the table, and wiped off his nervous palms that were stained with sweat.

"Next, Congressman Oh? Don't be nervous and put forward your proposal."

The governor, wearing reading glasses, looked up at the progress and happened to see Les's nervous expression, and then tried to make him relax with a joking tone.

At this time, all the targets in the entire venue were focused on Les. He felt that his back was sweating because of the gaze injection. He took a deep breath, followed the example of everyone just now, and first faced the rostrum.

He bowed, then turned around and nodded to everyone behind him. His eyes passed over the faces of the heads of several departments who attended the celebration banquet yesterday, and he turned back to start his own proposal.

“Denver’s taxation has always been ranked lower than many cities in the United States, and the personal tax customization for people is a bit too high, which greatly increases the hardship of people’s lives, so I suggest raising the taxes of real estate companies: Colorado

The phenomenon of unfinished buildings has appeared in Duodi, which has caused a huge waste of resources, so it is recommended to improve the approval standards for commercial land."

As Les's proposal progressed, various departments in the audience were in an uproar. Everyone was talking about it. This kind of proposal can be regarded as an attack on businessmen and capital. Everyone has never seen such a bold congressman.

You must know that the government relies on the support of businessmen to operate. The country's top chaebols can even influence whether the country launches a war. Almost all the congressmen present have family support. This kind of foundation-digging proposal undoubtedly moved everyone.

cake.

The heads of several departments who had greeted Les just now had pale faces. They could not have imagined that Les would be so bold and put forward such a proposal. If they had known that Les was such a person, they would never have thought of it.

Close to Lestat.

The congressmen on both sides stared at Les with a look of fool, but the governor on the stage did not have any fluctuations in his expression. After all, he had been in the political arena for so many years, and he could at least keep his emotions and anger in plain sight.