People were shouting and clamoring, as if everyone had a great deal to say.
Mr. Truman looked at them with a faint smile, remaining calm at the same time.
He did not panic just because people had suddenly stopped being content to sit in their chairs. He faced everything with a smile.
Everyone at the Campaign Office had already anticipated this when they discussed the topic earlier.
After all, reforming the Social Insurance system was tantamount to taking a slice of many people's pie. The reason no one had brought it up before—or that those who did soon fell silent—was precisely because of this.
The capitalists did not want the president they had elected to stab them in the back, so whenever someone proposed such measures, they would reject them.
But the situation had changed somewhat, because of Nagaril!
Mr. Truman's gaze instinctively turned toward Lin Qi, who was walking in the front row. Their eyes met briefly before separating again.
Because Nagaril existed, many of the problems the Federation had long faced now had another possible solution.
For example, labor costs were cheaper on Nagaril's side. If the Federation were not still the main consumer market, and if many things could not be resolved anywhere but in the Federation, the capitalists would probably have swarmed to Nagaril long ago.
Cheap labor and more immigrants had reduced the capitalists' labor costs. Put simply, even if the wages were low, there would still be people willing to do the work.
And they were willing to do it voluntarily, without the slightest coercion! This also threatened the rights of local Federation workers where employment was concerned.
The Labor Union joined forces with the Working Class to constantly defend their rights. For example, the latest bill stipulated that in the Federation's labor-intensive industries,