Chapter 763: A Bad Governor

For Ryan, he knows Schwarzenegger's current situation very well. The position of governor of California has never been easy to sit, and to some extent even surpasses the one in the White House.

In the eyes of many political and economic celebrities and even the public who care about them, California is a small universe of America, a testing ground for all things important in all aspects of the country, especially politics.

In 2004, Schwarzenegger defeated more than 100 opponents and became the second Hollywood star since Ronald Reagan to take charge of the US state government as an actor. He made a speech at the time - I run California not for politics, but to save California .

It may be as performative as all politicians, but California really needs a strong figure to bring it out of the mud, and Californians want a strong governor to put California back on track.

Partisan politics is a chronic disease in California. Californians support Schwarzenegger, who is a former Hollywood star, to come to power. They hope that Schwarzenegger, who is half a monk and has a rich family, will not be subject to any interest groups. They hope that the Terminator will break the partisan politics and change California. political climate.

Although Schwarzenegger also received the support of some interest groups and represented the interests of these interest groups, frankly speaking, he still made some efforts.

After coming to power, Schwarzenegger took some tough measures to attack special interest groups he identified, but encountered tough boycotts and countermeasures.

In November 2005, the California Special Elections Commission was preparing to hold a referendum on Schwarzenegger's proposed budget, constituency division, and teacher tenure. The interests of teachers, nurses, and the elderly are all due to Schwarzenegger's Policy was hit.

When Schwarzenegger called these people special interest groups and said they didn't like him, these so-called special interest groups coalesced in an instant, with nurses, teachers, firefighters and retirees as the The Lord's trade unions became the main force against this reform.

As a result, Schwarzenegger's proposals failed to pass, and his political and economic reforms were easily defeated by trade unions and the huge interest groups represented by trade unions.

Even these unions once sought to oust Schwarzenegger ahead of schedule.

If not for the implicit support of big groups such as Disney. Whether Schwarzenegger can still sit in this position is really hard to say.

After that catastrophic failure, Schwarzenegger, a politically inexperienced person, learned his lesson and began to think about the political realities of California, and he took responsibility for the failure, saying in a news conference that if I were to play The Terminator again , I'll let The Terminator travel through time to tell Arnold not to hold that special policy issue reform.

Schwarzenegger, a Republican, appointed a Democrat as chief of staff of the governor.

Schwarzenegger gradually gained a firm footing, and the policy line turned to the left, seemingly moving closer to the moderates. in order to lay the groundwork for re-election.

One of California's biggest problems is undoubtedly the fiscal deficit, and even the East Coast media once mocked that California might become the first state in U.S. history to declare bankruptcy.

What Californians expect most is that Schwarzenegger can end California's deficit. Schwarzenegger has also promised that his first priority in office is to solve the deficit problem, and even intends to push for cuts in the state government's budget.

Faced with California's budget problems, Schwarzenegger called for the abandonment of past partisanism, and he even coined the term post-partisanism. That is, the two parties seek common ground while reserving differences and actively cooperate.

Seeking for a new politics, a brand new politics that can get rid of the traditional label positioning, break the constraints of outmoded customs, and break out of the old mantle.

This is what Schwarzenegger said in a televised speech.

But reality is always crueler than ideals, especially for politics.

Back in his days as an actor, Schwarzenegger said - I adore any powerful figure in history. Even dictators, great people who are still remembered thousands of years later, like Jesus, are my idols.

Although it is moving towards moderates. But in reality he still wanted to play a powerful role and pursue his own fiscal policies, so he took government employees and cut their salaries. But this angered the powerful employee union, and the union once again launched a campaign to remove Schwarzenegger in conjunction with other unions.

In the end, Arnold Schwarzenegger had to compromise again. The tough guys and terminators on the screen were even reduced to the vulnerable groups in real politics and had to completely turn to the moderates.

The vested interests will never sit back and watch reforms that are unfavorable to them. In any country or region in the world, it is extremely difficult for a firm reformer to sit in a high position.

Schwarzenegger was by no means a staunch reformer, and after a series of setbacks, he naturally chose to shelve these issues for the time being.

Perhaps in his mind, he had the idea of ​​handing over these problems to his successor to solve.

At a party earlier this year, Schwarzenegger once complained to old friends like Ryan that when he stepped into the governor’s office, he would feel that the governor’s power was huge, but he felt that his power was limited because it was not a one-man show. When you want to reform tax, you have to talk to 120 MPs, and they all have their own views.

Schwarzenegger even thinks that this is the fault of liberal democracy. Democracy has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages.

His words are not without reason. For example, Schwarzenegger tried several times to promote tax reform on Hollywood and the film industry, but he could not pass the state legislature.

In the past two years, Schwarzenegger's public opinion ratings have been declining, and the already chaotic California financial problems have even become more chaotic in his hands.

However, Ryan is not a political idiot who knows almost nothing in his previous life. This situation has a lot to do with Schwarzenegger's lack of political experience and his own position easily shaken, but California's financial crisis can never be attributed to any on one person.

California's fiscal crisis is a deep-seated problem, not just one person's responsibility, it's a systemic problem for the California government, facing year after year of huge deficits and the worst credit rating, the two political parties in California cannot eliminate it The differences found a solution, and they each stayed in a political comfort zone, clinging to antiquated political positions.

And when, for example, Schwarzenegger and the previous governors want to promote fiscal and tax reforms, and thus violate their interests, these guys will immediately jump out against it, and this is not the case with Schwarzenegger. This term governor is in office.

So, like all governments in the world, problems like these most difficult to solve are naturally pushed to the head of later successors.

As for whether the successor can solve it, just like Hollywood's response to overseas protests, they don't care. Even if the state government goes bankrupt in their tenure, life may not be too good for these wealthy congressmen. many changes.

These interest groups from Hollywood, including Ryan, support Schwarzenegger's biggest reason is to let him promote California's reform of the film tax law and preferential policies, but in the current situation, the hope is extremely slim.

Schwarzenegger's biggest appeal now is to seek re-election and reach the peak of his personal political career. Although there are various rumors that he is running for president, he is not qualified to run for president.

The Federal Constitution expressly stipulates that a presidential candidate must not only be an American citizen, but must also be born in the United States!

It can be said that the governor is already the peak of Arnold Schwarzenegger's political career. If he is re-elected, he will inevitably become one of the most criticized governors in California history.

Next year will be one of the worst years in the United States. Real estate is a pillar industry in California. When the next governor takes over, he will definitely be left with a more terrifying fiscal deficit than the current $25 billion.

Perhaps in the near future, Californians will need to pay courage and sacrifice, and even a higher price.

But people like Ryan are definitely not in this ranks.

The sun was biased towards the west, and the guests at the party said their goodbyes one after another. Ryan and Nicole sent off most of the guests. Only the younger guys stayed for the time being.

Alison...

At the door of the villa, Lily Mo Xin looked at Taylor who had packed her handbags, Aren't you staying here for the night? I stayed just to hear you talk about the concert.

Sorry, Lily.

Looking at Scarlett who drove the car to the door of the villa, Taylor turned around and hugged Lily, I have something to do with Scarlett today, and I will tell you about it carefully another day.

That's fine. Lily was much more reasonable than Taylor when she was a child.

You two stop driving.

Ryan came out of the villa in a hurry and stopped Taylor and Scarlett, If I remember correctly, you both drank.

That... Taylor put his hands behind his back, his royal blue eyes looking at the sky.

Scarlett, get out of the car.

Making a sign to get out of the car to Scarlett, who was blushing, Ryan said to the housekeeper who followed behind, Elsa, tell the driver to bring the car over and take them back.

Did something happen?

Nicole also came out, and saw Scarlett who was blushing immediately understood, frowned and said, Scarlett, Alison, don't go today.

It's okay, Elsa has already informed the driver. Taylor rolled her eyes and took a few steps to pull Scarlett over, We made an appointment to have a party at Scarlett's tonight.

The black Rolls-Royce drove to the villa, and Ryan waved to the two of them, Let's go.

Goodbye, Ryan.

As soon as Scarlett waved to Ryan, she was pulled into the car by Taylor.

Watching Rolls-Royce drive out the gate, Nicole suddenly asked Ryan, Why do I always think Scarlett and Alison are weird?

Aren't they like this since they were young? Ryan felt normal, Don't worry, they are all smart. (To be continued..) ()