I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 313
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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (313)
[If you’re worried about looking old, have a glass of wine. I got elected president after drinking wine.]
This is America,
A remark made by a politician caught the attention of American society.
The identity is former President Ronald Reagan, the most beloved person in American history. Reagan received 97% of the support of the 525 electoral college votes during the presidential election.
This is the highest number of votes ever recorded since the introduction of the Electoral College, and has there ever been a president in American history who has received this much support?
But why did Americans love Reagan so much?
Reagan began his political career in 1966, when he was 55 years old. When he ran for president, would Americans, who demanded a young and energetic politician, vote for someone who was approaching 70?
Reagan must have been concerned about that too, as he worked hard to look younger.
There is a famous anecdote about him participating in a debate while drunk on wine, saying that he wanted to inject color into his pale face.
Here, he made a joke saying, “The Republican candidate (himself) is old and the Democratic candidate is young, so let’s not make age an issue in this election.”
“Yeah, this kind of president isn’t bad either.”
“I don’t think people who are too rigid are good either.”
That kind of silliness resonated with Americans.
Honestly, what kind of political ability would someone who has spent most of his life as an actor have?
President Reagan’s strengths were his way of dealing with people and his unique flexibility, rather than his political ability, and this was also proven by his governing style.
For example, the U.S. president can issue executive orders, which is a powerful right that can override not only the authority of Congress but also the federal constitution.
So how many executive orders has the US president issued so far?
Roosevelt, who saved the United States from the Great Depression, issued a total of 3,721 executive orders during his term, an average of 307 per year.
Even if the US was in a state of crisis at the time, this is a rather serious figure.
Considering that Theodore Roosevelt issued 1,081 presidential proclamations and Woodrow Wilson issued 1,803, Franklin Roosevelt was arguably the most powerful president in American history.
It is true that Franklin Roosevelt’s strong rule saved America from crisis.
However, it is also true that the side effect of this time was that it led later presidents to abuse executive orders and rigidify society.
Reagan was the one who broke this trend.
During his term, he issued only 381 executive orders.
To put it negatively, he is a politician who has accomplished little. To put it positively, he has eliminated the rigidity of American society.
So what about America today?
Since President Reagan, America has been in a state of social turmoil and crisis, and subsequent presidents have used this as a basis for abusing executive orders.
The United States is literally drowning in regulations.
About 50 commissions and departments under the President enforce regulatory laws.
The content is about 150,000 pages, and given the current situation, various regulations that strangle companies are only increasing.
Why do Americans miss President Reagan?
At that time, the Foreign Investment Prohibition Act was abolished, foreign companies came in, jobs increased, and the U.S. economy did well.
But what about now? With the repetitive useless regulations and administrative orders, businesses are unable to hire workers.
Who would hire someone in an environment where even a minor accident would result in the employer being held responsible and brought to trial?
I understand wanting to exercise authority as president, but it should be done to a certain extent. Are you as competent as Franklin Roosevelt?
Is America in a crisis like the Great Depression? No, but American society has become rigid due to the insidious increase in institutions and various controls.
“Regulation? What does that mean? Everything will be fine. It’s okay.”
If the leader had been someone who could ease the social atmosphere like former President Reagan, America wouldn’t have ended up like this.
In short, today’s politicians have no sense of humor and no ability, but they are desperate to exercise authority.
This is why American society misses former President Reagan,
But even that cheerful and positive man couldn’t help the passage of time.
He has dementia and has difficulty recognizing people. His witty jokes to those around him have long since evaporated.
Americans were depressed when they learned of former President Reagan’s recent whereabouts.
“The Reagan presidency was great.”
“That’s right, back then there were lots of jobs, the economy was doing well, and there was no inflation.”
American public opinion is nostalgic for the good old days.
However, American public opinion, which was already pessimistic, gave President Reagan’s administration a negative evaluation.
[Reaganomics has brought America to its knees. Reagan’s government has worsened America’s finances by lowering marginal income tax rates, and during his term the national debt ratio has increased from 26% to 41%. Reagan also ruined the social welfare system.]
Is this assessment true?
It is true that the Reagan administration worsened government finances by lowering corporate taxes and lowering marginal income tax rates.
But you could think about it the other way around: it’s true that lower tax rates and deregulation have helped revitalize businesses and markets.
It is also true that the social welfare system has been reduced.
Until 1930, the United States passed the burden of social welfare costs onto the states, but when welfare costs became too high, the federal government intervened directly.
However, Reagan took the position that the federal government should not interfere with state policies, and pushed for a bill to consolidate 57 social welfare funds into a few.
And these blanket grants are a way to give states discretion,
If we subdivide the welfare fund into 57 areas as before, we will not be able to use the remaining funds even if the budget is punctured in any area.
So, is it wrong to lump it all together and tell the state government to take care of it?
Critics of Reagan say that the federal government gave too much discretion to the states and did not provide much support, but this is an interpretation that is like an earring when worn on the ear and a nose ring when worn on the nose.
So does that mean that President Reagan should have issued executive orders and that the federal government should have suppressed state governments?
Then they’ll call it dictatorship again,
Ultimately, as they had hoped, the federal government now controlled all social welfare funds in all 50 states.
As a result, federal government spending is skyrocketing.
There are complaints here and there about the lack of welfare funds, but where is the US federal government going to get the money?
This is why the federal government has no choice but to keep printing money and maintaining welfare policies. This is the real reason why the US federal government debt has skyrocketed from 26% to 41%.
“This is my fault? Is it really my fault? It can’t be?”
If former President Reagan were in his right mind, he would have laughed.
The federal government debt ratio during the Reagan presidency was 26%. Wasn’t this because he left social welfare funding policy up to the states and reduced federal spending?
Debt rates skyrocketed as federal government intervened in state governments. Was this still President Reagan’s fault?
There’s a reason people miss former President Reagan.
Compared to the smart-aleck people who are abusing executive orders and chaining America to regulations because they think they know a lot about politics, President Reagan, who minimized regulations, was 100 times better.
This is the sober assessment of Americans,
Yet the smart-aleck people were under the illusion that they were doing well.
By issuing more executive orders and treating state governments as subordinate agencies of the federal government, the very foundation of America’s democracy began to be shaken.
***
“Let’s reform the federal government.”
“Okay then. I can’t stand it anymore.”
“Public opinion in the United States is no longer favorable to the government. Now is the perfect time to take control of the federal government.”
This is the AOPR headquarters in New York,
Executive leaders gathered together to discuss the future of the United States.
If you are the president, what good does it do to abuse executive orders?
Since President Reagan left office, approval ratings for the U.S. federal government have been declining, and now is the time to reduce regulations and establish a more flexible government.
The question is whether the U.S. federal government will accept the AOPR reform proposal.
The reform proposals that AOPR will present to the federal government can be summarized roughly as follows.
⁕ Create a separate agency to handle administrative reform of the federal government.
⁕ The agency will involve 380 working-level civil servants and corporate advisors.
⁕ Reduce 150,000 pages of executive orders and recommendations to 12,000 pages.
If this were realized, the United States could save $1.8 billion a year.
If the government were to monitor and control everything, there would be 250,000 unnecessary civil servants. The question is whether the federal government would accept this.
That 150,000-page executive order is just an indicator of how authoritarian the United States is today.
Will those staunch authoritarians accept AOPR’s reforms?
Those who think they are great even if they die soon, as expected, the federal government rejected AOPR’s reform plan.
If this continues, public opinion in the United States will only grow more dissatisfied.
Many companies have moved to Texas and California to avoid regulation.
The federal government, unable to stand seeing this, is abusing yet another regulation, and AOPR has ultimately chosen an extreme measure.
***
“I hope you took good care of it so there won’t be any more complaints?”
“Yes, you don’t have to worry.”
This is Sri Lanka, where the AOPR joint forces headquarters is located.
I moved the executive branch to eliminate America’s powerful figures one by one.
What good will it do to keep alive those smart-aleck guys who dragged American society into a regulatory swamp by talking about President Reagan’s failures?
People who literally disappeared without a trace,
I confirmed their miserable words through the news.
[Here’s the latest news: Harold Johnson, chairman of the U.S. regulatory commission, has gone missing off the coast of Miami.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on November 11, Harold Johnson went on a vacation to the beach with his mistress Margaret Hanson and her daughter Mary Hanson. The waves were high and rough that morning, but Harold Johnson and his mistress’s daughter were confirmed to have enjoyed swimming.
A report was received by the local police department around 4 p.m., and state police combed the coastline, but Harold Johnson’s body was never found.
Despite a massive search involving helicopters and divers by state police, Harold Johnson was never found.
But did he really die while swimming at the beach?
That’s something that God knows and I know,
I found myself mumbling to myself without realizing it.
“Lord, I am sending one person to you today. He is a person who is no longer needed in this world, so you must take him away.”
Harold Johnson’s death is a warning to regulatory agencies and the federal government.
Public opinion in the United States is also calling for social reform, so how can the president have the nerve to abuse executive orders?
Above all, Texas and California are my economic territories, and introducing regulatory policies there is crossing the line.
If the US government does not accept the reforms proposed by AOPR, I plan to apply even more pressure.
The executive directors of AOPR also made plans to tear America apart.
America is too big to eat in one sitting, so why not chop it up into small pieces and eat it one piece at a time?
The task was left to the administrative ministers.