Chapter 763： A bad governor

For Ryan, he knows Schwarzenegger's current situation very well. The position of the governor of California has never been difficult 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 in the United States, a testing ground for all important things in all aspects of the country, especially politics.

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

Perhaps it, like all politicians, is full of performance elements, but California does need a strong figure to take it out of the quagmire. Californians also hope that a strong governor will bring California back on track.

Partisan politics is a chronic disease in California. Californians support Schwarzenegger, who was born as a Hollywood movie star, to come to power. They hope that Schwarzenegger, who is half-way and wealthy, will not be subject to any interest groups. They hope that the "terminator" will break the partisan politics and change California. Political atmosphere.

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

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

In November 2005, the California Special Election Commission was preparing to hold a referendum on a number of governance issues such as the budget proposed by Schwarzenegger, the division of electoral districts, and the tenure of teachers. The interests of teachers, nurses, and the elderly are all due to Schwarzenegger’s Policies have been hit.

When Schwarzenegger referred to these people as "special interest groups" and said that special interest groups did not like him, these so-called "special interest groups" instantly joined together, taking nurses, teachers, firefighters, and retirees as examples. The main trade union organization became the main force opposed to this reform.

As you can imagine, Schwarzenegger’s proposal did not 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 in advance.

If it is not for the secret support of large groups such as Disney. It's really hard to say whether Schwarzenegger can sit in this position now.

After that catastrophic failure, Schwarzenegger, who lacked political experience, learned his lesson and began to think about the political reality of California. He took the responsibility for the failure and said at a press conference that if I were to play "Terminator" again ", I will let the'Terminator' travel through time to tell Arnold not to hold that special policy issue reform.

Afterwards, as a Republican, Schwarzenegger appointed a Democrat as the director of the governor's office. Schwarzenegger gradually gained a foothold and turned his political line to the left, as if he was moving closer to the "moderates". In order to lay the foundation for winning re-election.

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

What Californians most expect is that Schwarzenegger can end California’s deficit. Schwarzenegger has also promised that his first priority during his tenure is to solve the deficit problem and even intend to promote the reduction of state government budgets.

In the face of California's budget problems, Schwarzenegger called for abandoning partisanism in the past, and he even coined the term "postpartisanism". That is, the two parties seek common ground while reserving differences and actively cooperate.

"Seek a new politics, a new politics that can get rid of the positioning of traditional labels, break the constraints of the old rules and customs, and break out of the shackles of the old mantle."

This is what Schwarzenegger said in a televised speech.

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

As early as the actor, Schwarzenegger once said-I adore any powerful figure in history. Even dictators, those great people who are still remembered thousands of years later, such as Jesus, are my idols.

Although it is moving closer to the moderates. But in fact, he still wanted to play a strong role and implement his own fiscal policy, so he used government employees to cut their salaries. But this angered the powerful employee union, which once again united with other union organizations to launch a campaign to remove Schwarzenegger.

In the end, Arnold Schwarzenegger had to compromise again, and the tough guys and terminator on the screen, even reduced to a disadvantaged group in real politics, had to completely vote for the ‘moderate’.

The vested interests will never sit back and watch reforms that are unfavorable to them happen. In any country and region in the world, it is extremely difficult for a determined reformer to sit in a high position. Even if they sit on it, they often do not end well.

Schwarzenegger is definitely not a staunch reformer. After a series of setbacks, he naturally chose to shelve these issues for the time being.

Perhaps in his mind, there is no idea that these problems should be resolved by his successor.

At a party at the beginning of this year, Schwarzenegger once complained to old friends such as Ryan-just stepping into the governor's office, he felt that the governor had great power, but he felt that his power was limited because it was not a performance by one person. When you want to reform taxation, you need to discuss with 120 councillors, all of whom have their own opinions. "

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

His words are not unreasonable. For example, Schwarzenegger tried to promote tax reforms on Hollywood and the film industry several times, but he simply failed to pass the state legislature.

In the past two years, Schwarzenegger's public support rate has been declining, and the already messed up California financial problems have even become even more chaotic in his hands.

However, Ryan is no longer a political idiot who knows almost nothing in his previous life. This situation does have a lot to do with Schwarzenegger’s lack of political experience and his own stance that is easy to shake, but California’s fiscal crisis cannot be attributed to anything. On one person.

California’s fiscal crisis is a deep-seated problem, not just who is responsible, but a systemic problem for the California government. Faced with year after year of huge deficits and the worst credit ratings, California’s two political parties cannot eliminate it. The differences have found a solution, and they stay in the political "comfort zone" and stick to their outdated political stances.

And when, for example, Schwarzenegger and the previous governors wanted to promote fiscal and tax reforms, which violated their interests, these guys immediately jumped out to oppose it. This is not the case with Schwarzenegger. The governor of this term has been appointed.

Thus, like all governments in the world, similar to these most difficult problems are naturally pushed to the heads of subsequent successors.

As for whether the successor can be resolved, it’s like Hollywood’s voice in dealing with overseas protests. They don’t care. Even if the state government goes bankrupt in their office, life may not be too much for these wealthy lawmakers. Many changes.

The biggest reason for interest groups from Hollywood, including Ryan, to support Schwarzenegger is that he wants him to promote the reform of California’s film tax laws and preferential policies, but given the current situation, 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 about his running for president, he does not have the qualifications to run for president.

The Federal Constitution clearly stipulates that not only must candidates for president be American citizens, they must also be born in the United States!

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

Next year, it 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 must be left with a fiscal deficit that is even more terrifying 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 rank.

The sun turned to the west, and the guests who attended the party bid farewell one after another. Ryan and Nicole sent away most of the guests, only the younger ones stayed temporarily.

"Alison..."

At the door of the villa, Lily Moxin looked at Tyler who had packed her handbag, "Aren't you staying here for the night? I stay here just to hear you talk about the concert."

"Sorry, Lily."

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

"Okay, then." Lily is much more reasonable than Tyler when she was a child.

"You two don't drive a car."

Ryan hurried out of the villa and stopped Tyler and Scarlett, "If I remember correctly, you both drank."

"That..." Tyler held up his hand and looked at the sky with sapphire blue eyes.

"Scar, get off."

He made a gesture to get off the car to Scarlett, who had a red face, and Ryan said to the housekeeper who followed Elsa, and told the driver to bring the car over and send them back. "

"What happened?"

Nicole also walked out, seeing Scarlett, who had a red face, immediately understood, frowning and saying, "Scarlett, Alison, don't leave today."

"It's okay, Elsa has already notified the driver." Taylor's eyes rolled, and he took a few steps to pull Scarlett over. "We have an appointment with someone to have a party at Scarlett's in the evening."

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

"Bye bye, Ryan."

Scarlett just waved to Ryan when Tyler pulled him into the car.

Watching Rousslaus drive out the door, Nicole suddenly asked Ryan, "Why do I always think Scarlett and Alison are weird?"

"Hasn't they been like this since they were young?" Ryan felt normal, "Don't worry, they are very smart." (To be continued...) ()