Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 1036
"The increase in supply does not allow us to see the hope of economic recovery. The sluggish demand is what we should focus on now! The United States has never lacked production capacity. As long as people need it and the world needs it, we will A strong production capacity can be exploded at any time to provide everyone who needs it with all the agricultural or industrial products they need!"

"However, the current economic downturn has caused the confidence in market consumption to decline, which directly leads to the fact that no one dares to pay attention even if we have a large supply. Mr. Bush's tax cut policy is theoretically no problem! Tax cuts stimulate production and let society After the supply increases, the more goods will be cheaper, and the supply and demand will always return to the normal level. When you find that the goods in the supermarket are getting cheaper and cheaper, the confidence of the market can be reawakened. But businessmen are chasing profits overseas, and there are More markets, more profitable there! There are more profitable places, why sell the goods to your hands? So, today, as you can see, the prices of milk and bread in the supermarket remain unchanged. But Obviously, our raw wheat production this year is 11% more than last year!"

When the day came on March 3, Carter didn't go to Atlanta to join in the fun.He just stayed in Benjamin's office, and together with the other party, quietly watched the performance of each candidate on TV.

True, Carter can only describe this campaign as acting.
Because all the speeches in front of the TV sound reasonable, but in reality, they are not necessarily so easy to do.But relatively speaking, Brother Dunzi's statement still has some truth.
From the tax cuts that started in the Reagan era to the present, even as a beneficiary, Carter has to admit that this tax cut is a bit... a bit messy!
To put it simply, the tax reductions and exemptions for enterprises, especially high-income enterprises, are much greater than those for small and micro enterprises in general.

If you want to be reasonable, it is not unreasonable, let alone purely favoring your own campaign donors.As Dun Zi explained, the idea is very good: tax cuts for high-income groups, on the one hand, stimulate more people to try their best to increase their income and earn more money, on the other hand, after doing so, Competition in shopping malls, including products, will also become more intense.Either bring out the old and bring forth the new, or find a way to reduce costs, no matter how you operate
There will be more commodities in society, and some commodities with relatively low technical thresholds will even drop in price.Through the increase of the supply side, the relationship between supply and demand in American society will be balanced, and an economic recovery effect will gradually be achieved.

It is theoretically possible!
However, the problem of economics itself is here. In theory, whether it is the Keynesianism supported by the Democratic Party, which focuses on the idea and style of play on the demand side, or the supply-side adjustment preferred by the Republican Party.Theoretically speaking, neither party is absolutely right or wrong.

"In addition to economic problems, people's livelihood is what happens to each of us. Arkansas, where I used to be the governor, is not far from Georgia. I guess, your life should not be too different from the people in Arkansas. In There, I found a problem, no matter the economic trend is good or bad, for most people’s life, they can actually get along! Even in the worst depression of 81 and 82, I was very It is rare to hear of anyone who will go to the point of not being able to afford food."

"But there are still homeless people on the streets. I talked to several homeless people, and I asked them why they lived on the streets? They couldn't pay the loan, which led to the property being auctioned. They were homeless and because they didn't have a legal address. I can't find it either, no one will trust a person who you don't know when he will disappear, and then people will fall into a vicious circle that cannot be escaped. And in the loans they borrow, seven or eight out of ten , It’s all because of my own or my family’s illness!”

"Disease! That's the real culprit! Two days ago, you know, recently we candidates have to travel back and forth from state to state. It's inevitable, lack of sleep, weakened resistance, I have a bit of a cold. I didn't even When I went to the hospital, there was a clinic on the street, and I was charged $80 for two boxes of cold medicine! Oh my God, it’s crazy! Normally, this money is enough for me to live for three days! What I got in exchange now is only It's two boxes of cold medicine."

"I don't intend to criticize the pricing of those pharmaceutical companies. After all, we all know the cost of drug research and development. It takes several years, decades, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in it, but it may not be effective at all. So, when a After effective drugs are released, the price should be higher first to recover the cost, and then invest in new drug research and development. This is not a problem in itself! But we look down on doctors and dare not see doctors, which is also an objective problem! We cannot just because we understand pharmaceutical companies If there is a problem, turn a blind eye to it!"

"Universal health insurance! This is something I have always wanted to do, and I have tried this policy in Arkansas, and the effect is very promising! The government selects those insurance companies with good qualifications and good credit, and reaches cooperation with them .Pay a few dollars a month from your taxes, or pay a measly three dollars by yourself"

"This money is pooled together. Whenever someone is sick or seriously ill, it can be used to help him. Today, if you help him, tomorrow, there will be tens of thousands of people like you. When you need Time to stand behind you! It is very difficult to accomplish this on your own, so, gentlemen and ladies, I need your support."

The speeches on TV continued. After talking about relatively macroeconomic issues, Brother Dunzi talked about another topic: the universal medical insurance plan.

"I seem to understand why you want me to pay attention to this Mr. Clinton! Medical insurance is a big killer!"

"Yeah, even I can't help but feel moved when I hear it."

Carter smiled slightly.

Making articles on people's livelihood and democracy issues has always been the strength of the Democratic Party.As for Clinton, the contender who has gradually emerged as the first to get the Iowa Democratic Party nomination, is a member of the old cloth campaign team.Naturally, Carter also got information about him.
"However, if universal health insurance is to be realized, there will be a lot of pressure. He ran a pilot in Arkansas, and he was losing money almost every year, and was subsidized by the state government. I know that people don't care about this. They only care about whether I can get sick. Get medical treatment, even if they just hear such a slogan, they will be excited and look forward to it. But don't look, Mr. Bush did not agree to follow up on this project! He only agreed to provide tax breaks for people who need medical services. "

"This will be very disadvantageous!"

"Who says it's not, but I can't persuade you about this kind of thing. But you should be able to hear the thoughts and meanings of Mr. Clinton, right? What will the next stage, the next era, be like?"

(End of this chapter)