Chapter 390 The New Mayor of New York
Night City is a place with surging undercurrents, which are hidden in the frequent and fierce gun battles in daily life.
But in fact, since the Unification War was stopped seven years ago due to the arrival of Arasaka's aircraft carrier and military science and technology decided to cease the war, there has been no major incident for a long time.
Outside of Night City, the company basically did not maintain high-intensity confrontation - there was no decent war.
So after a comprehensive analysis, the cyberpunk world can be called "peaceful" in recent years.
In the Marvel world, at least in most cities in major countries, life can be called peaceful——
However, on a global scale, wars continue, and large organizations or countries are basically involved.
In fact, another war broke out just a few years after the end of World War II.
".Peace has always been a lie. If you want peace, go to war."
A certain MP on the TV showed his amazing wisdom in parliament.
"Now that we still have Captain Carter, maybe she can re-form the Howling Commandos to give those terrorists a head-on blow -
Of course, I guess the Pakistani Secretary of State does not have the energy to engage in these things.
He needs some new lads. These lads could be new types of soldiers from Stark Industries.
These unmanned combat robots only need energy and steel to bring us victory after victory. We just need to make some tea at home and watch any interesting TV series on our mobile phones. "
Soon the scene switched to a military transport ship.
The Iron Soldier that appears in the picture is slightly different from the mecha that Frank fights with. It is smaller in size. Although the overall structure retains the tracks, it also strengthens the joints, providing a walking mode to choose from.
Obviously Tony's idea is to make the mecha closer to humans and cover more situations on the battlefield.
"MK-Type 5 Steel Soldiers, these steel soldiers will become the next generation of American soldiers. No one needs to go to the battlefield, everyone only needs to do their job well and still get paid.
Such a good thing only requires that we elect a president with vision and decisiveness in the next presidential election. "
"You mean, take us to fight?"
"I mean, take us to revitalize the economy and liberate those who live in the heat of the water -
You know that wars are happening in many places outside of Berry Country. These terrorists even dare to attack us. These are no longer ordinary terrorists and must be attacked hard. "
“So what do you think about the presidential election?”
"Don't just choose a political amateur like New Yorkers - he was just a porter before this! I heard that his dream is to be a singer.
Oh my God, New Yorkers elected a failed stand-up comedian porter as their mayor. I really don't understand the point of electing a loser. "
TV shows started talking about the presidential election—
The New York mayoral election has ended, and the position of New York mayor has naturally fallen to Anthony.
That was Lille's neighbor at the beginning, who was once an unemployed porter and had a young daughter.
On the podium, Anthony pointed at the congressman on the TV and shrugged to the people in the audience: "It seems that this congressman likes the feudal inheritance law very much. If I were his voter, I would consider how many sons and daughters he has - —
Because if there are too many, he will definitely find a way to get them some inherited public offices.
Who makes them a ‘political family’? "
When he mentioned the political family, he raised his hands and crossed his fingers.
“Back in New York, City Hall plans to include medical blood in Medicare within the next four years, ensuring that everyone has blood available in the event of an emergency.
You must be worried about whether medical insurance costs will increase. The answer is: no.
The New York City government will reach an in-depth cooperation with International Gene Cooperation Co., Ltd. to purchase some drugs and plasma products at prices lower than market prices.
A detailed list will be notified online after confirmation - and pushed to your mobile phone.
In the past three months, a conservative estimate of more than 50,000 people in New York alone has benefited from these new drugs.
In the future, more people will have access to better medical services - at a lower price. "
"Hey! Anthony!" A red-necked man wearing a white coat waved his hand under the podium. It seemed that he was a voter who had traveled thousands of miles from rural New York. "But I heard that you are doing this health insurance because you are a GC. ists, are you?
Will you let us donate our wives and children, and then let us thank you? "
"What the hell?" Anthony was stunned.
Although he has met all kinds of people in order to canvass votes these days, 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 greater the diversity of human beings.
He had to learn to react quickly - but as an immigrant, even though he already had full citizenship and resident status, this kind of problem was too foreign to him.
This is a question that only Oldberry Country can ask.
Lear held his forehead and sent Anthony a temporary emergency response document.
As someone from Lille, he also had a cyber modulator implanted.
Currently, International Gene Cooperation Co., Ltd. does not have prosthetic eye technology, so the text will be transmitted to the glasses he wears.
So Anthony smiled tactically, took a sip of water, and organized his emotions into words, which covered up his confusion very well.
“First of all, I am not doing this for any doctrine, but so that everyone can enjoy better medical care——
Just last week at the port, a porter was crushed by a collapsed cargo box and broke his arm. He was bleeding heavily. A year ago, he could only lie on the hospital bed and pray that suitable blood would be available for him today.
But even with the right blood, he will face high medical bills when he wakes up. I guess you have heard too many stories of bankruptcies due to medical problems. "
"Yes -" the red neck who asked the question nodded, "but if he has no money, the hospital will not give him a blood transfusion at all!"
"That's it!" Anthony followed the old man's words, "The actual situation is that when the hospital saw that he was a worker, it had already transferred his life to the bottom!
And even if he survives, he will basically lose the ability to work due to his disability, and he will have to be a homeless man for the rest of his life.
But guess what? He was discharged from the hospital the very next afternoon, and before leaving he also took away a basic protective auxiliary prosthesis."
"Same as that governor?"
"No, come on, man, do you think the hospital gives the porters the governor's stuff?"
The red-necked man nodded, reasonable, very reasonable.
And although he didn't think much of workers in the city, in the countryside, it was not uncommon to lose fingers and limbs because of these things.
The fact is that there are many cases of disability in industrial and agricultural production. He looks down on the stinky migrant workers in the city, especially immigrants, but if they have a common topic, people will unconsciously stand together ideologically.
Anthony continued: “It’s just a basic model, but it can handle basic transportation and daily life.
Looking at the bright side, International Genetic Cooperation and Atlas Group are trying to launch some industrial robots. Now that he is equipped with an implant, maybe he can become an industrial and agricultural machine operator in the future——
Just like driving a tractor before. "
"Shet." The red-necked man suddenly said, "Isn't this the same as my father?"
God knows how this old man’s father achieved such an employment upgrade despite being disabled.
Anthony kept smiling: "Finally, do you think I will let you thank the New York City government? No one should be so mean as to pay others to take care of themselves, and should be grateful to them, right?
If I were you, I would be grateful to the scientists who created this technology, to the engineers, managers and workers who have worked overtime in the past few months to keep the factory running, and to the warriors who poured blood and marrow before the technology was truly implemented.
I, as well as the entire New York City staff, have only performed their jobs: to allow the citizens who appear in the entire chain to enjoy a better life, solve their own problems, and move towards a better tomorrow.
Finally, I will launch a mayor hotline at 6pm every Saturday night to personally answer some of the loudest questions.
Put away your TV, radio – or mobile phone, and be sure to log on to Bloom’s online app. "