Chapter 390: The New Mayor of New York
Night City is a place of undercurrents that are hidden in the frequent and intense gunfights that occur on a daily basis.
But in fact, since the unification war was decided to stop seven years ago because of the arrival of Arasaka's aircraft carrier and military technology, there has been no major incident for a long time.
And outside of Night City, the company has largely failed to maintain high-intensity confrontations - no decent wars.
So a comprehensive analysis, the cyberpunk world can be called "peaceful" over the years.
And in the Marvel world, at least in the cities of most major countries, life can be called peaceful-
On the other hand, around the world, there are constant wars, and they are basically involving large organizations or countries.
In fact, just a few years after the end of World War II, there was another war.
Peace has always been a lie, if you want peace, go to war."
A member of parliament on television shows off his astonishing wisdom in Parliament.
"Now we still have Captain Carter, maybe she can re-assemble the Roaring Commando Team and give those terrorists a head start-
Of course, I guess Secretary Barnes doesn't have the strength to do that.
He needs some new lads, who can be a new type of soldier from Stark Industries.
These unmanned combat robots only need energy and steel to bring us victory after victory, and we just need to make some tea at home and see what interesting TV series are on our phones. β
Soon the screen switches to a military transport ship.
The Iron Soldier and Frank fight each other in the frame are slightly different, reduced in size, and the overall structure retains the tracks, but also strengthens the joints, providing a walking mode to choose from.
It was clear that Tony's idea was to bring the mech closer to humans and cover more of the battlefield.
"MK - Type 5 Steel Soldiers, these Steel Soldiers will become the next generation of American GIs, no one needs to go to war, everyone just needs to do their job and get money.
Such a good thing only requires us to elect a president with a vision, a president with the ability to make decisions, in the next presidential election. β
"You mean, take us to war?"
"I mean, take us to revitalize the economy, and by the way, liberate those who live in the heat of the waterβ
You know that there are wars going on in many places outside of Berry Country, and these terrorists even dare to attack us, this is no ordinary terrorist, and it has to be struck hard. β
"So what about the presidential election"
"Don't just pick a political amateur like a New Yorker β he was just a porter before that! I heard that the dream is to be a singer.
God, New Yorkers are choosing a failed stand-up comedian to carry a job as their mayor, and I really don't understand the point of choosing a loser. β
TV shows start talking about the presidential election -
The New York mayoral election is over, and the position of mayor of New York City has rightfully fallen to Anthony.
That is, the neighbor of Lille at the beginning, who used to be an unemployed porter and had a young daughter.
From the podium, Anthony pointed to the parliamentarian on the TV and shrugged his shoulders to the people in the audience: "It seems that this parliamentarian likes feudal inheritance laws, and if I were his voter, I would consider how many sons and daughters he hasβ
Because if there were too many, he would definitely find a way to give them some public office of inheritance.
Who made them 'political families'? β
When it comes to political families, he also raises his hands and hooks his fingers.
"Speaking of New York, City Hall plans to include medical blood in Medicare in the next four years, ensuring that everyone has blood to use in case of emergency.
You will definitely be worried about whether the cost of health insurance will go up, and the answer is: no.
The City of New York will enter into an in-depth cooperation with International Genetic Cooperation, Inc. to purchase some drugs and plasma products at prices below market prices.
The detailed list will be communicated online after confirmation β and will be sent to your mobile phone.
In the past three months, in New York alone, a conservative estimate has been that more than 50,000 people have benefited from these new medicines.
In the future, more people will have access to better medical care β at a low price. β
"Hey! Anthony! Under the podium, the red neck in a white coat waved his hand, and it looked like he was a voter who had come from rural New York, "But I heard that you are doing this health insurance because you are a GC ist, are you?"
Will you let us contribute our wives and children, and then let us thank you? β
"What the hell," Anthony was stunned.
Rao is that he has met all kinds of people in order to canvass for votes these days, and this is the first time he has seen such a problem.
This is also a disadvantage of political amateurs: the more people they come into contact with, the diversity of human beings is reflected.
He'd have to learn to react quickly - but he's an immigrant, and even though he's already a full-fledged citizen and resident, the kind of problem is too foreign to him.
This is a question that only the Old Berry Nation can ask.
Lille helped his forehead and sent Anthony a copy of the impromptu contingency.
As someone from Lille's side, he also implanted a cyber modulator.
At present, International Genetic Cooperation does not have prosthetic eye technology, so the text will be passed on to the glasses he wears.
So Anthony smiled tactically, then took a sip of water, brewing emotions and organizing language, which well concealed his confusion.
"First of all, I'm not doing this for any kind of ism, but so that everyone can enjoy better medical care.
Last week at the port, a porter suffered a massive hemorrhage from a collapsed cargo compartment that would have been lying in a hospital bed a year ago and praying for the right blood to be available to him today.
But even with the right blood, he's going to have to face high medical bills when he wakes up, and I'm sure you've heard too many stories of people going bankrupt because of medical problems. β
"Yesβ" the redneck nodded in question, "but if he didn't have the money, the hospital wouldn't give him a blood transfusion at all!" β
"That's it!" Anthony followed the old man's words, "The actual situation is that the hospital saw that he was a worker, and it had already transferred his life to the end!"
And even if he lives, he will basically lose his ability to work because of his disability, and he can only be a homeless man for the rest of his life
But guess what? He was discharged from the hospital the next afternoon, and before leaving, he took a basic support auxiliary prosthesis with him."
"What kind of governor is the same as that?"
"No, please, man, do you think the hospital will give the porters what the governor uses?"
The red-necked dude nodded, reasonable, very reasonable.
And although he doesn't look down on the city workers, it's not uncommon for him to lose a finger and a limb because of these things.
The fact is that there are many disability incidents in industrial and agricultural production, and he can't look down on the stinky migrant workers in the city, especially immigrants, but there are common topics that always make people unconsciously stand together in thought.
Anthony continued, "It's just a basic model, but it can handle basic transportation and daily life.
On the bright side, International Genetic Cooperative and Atlas Group are trying to launch some industrial robots, and now that he has implants, maybe he can become a worker and peasant machine operator in the future-
It's the same as driving a tractor before. β
"Shet." The red-necked brother suddenly burst out, "Isn't this the same as my father?" β
God knows how this old brother's dad achieved such an employment upgrade with a disability.
Anthony kept smiling: "Finally, you said I wouldn't have made you thank the New York Municipal Government. There shouldn't be anyone who is so cheap, pay people to take care of themselves, and be grateful to them, right?
If I were you, I would thank the scientists who created this technology, the engineers, managers and workers who have worked overtime over the past few months to keep the plant running, and the brave men who donated blood and bone marrow before the technology was actually implemented.
I, and the entire city of New York, have just done my job: to make life better for the citizens who are present in this chain, to solve their problems, and to move towards a better tomorrow.
At last. I'm going to be running a mayor's hotline every Saturday night at 6 p.m. to personally answer some of the louder questions.
Keep your TV, radio β cell phone β and remember to check it out on Bloom's online app. β
(End of chapter)