Pensions

Akasaka had successfully won over the hearts of countless people through this approach.

He used tax cuts to secure women's enthusiastic votes.

Then he used medical fee reductions to win over the elderly.

And with a pension system, he once again won over young people who wanted to retire but had no security.

It was truly killing three birds with one stone.

Whether they were the elderly, women, young people, or even children, they would all enjoy these benefits.

With 90% medical coverage for children under six, Akasaka had considered everyone perfectly.

Just as the men were being persuaded and were about to pull in a huge number of votes for Akasaka, an untimely voice stepped forward—it was still that damn reporter.

He raised a question that struck at the soul.

"Mr. Akasaka, what if someone secretly takes money from the pension fund, leaving insufficient funds to pay retirees?"

The people who had been preparing to vote for Akasaka all stopped what they were doing and waited to see how things developed.

Victory had been right before his eyes, only to be blocked like this.

Akasaka had a curse on the tip of his tongue and didn't know whether he should say it. He truly wanted to hang that damn reporter up and beat him to death with a belt!

No wonder so many people hated reporters. Akasaka understood that all too well now.

They simply didn't care whether you could take it or not.

Nor did they care about the occasion—they just had to ask such stupid questions.

Still, Akasaka answered honestly. "Anyone who dares touch pension money is doing so purely because the punishment isn't severe enough."

"If I become Japan's prime minister, I will enact this law."

"Anyone who dares to touch money in the pension fund,