Chapter 830: How to Spend Money
“The public’s emotions have been completely stirred up. It’s no longer about the public opposing Congress. Now, if Congress doesn’t respond positively to this proposal, the people will be the ones protesting!”
Lynch was standing in Mr. Truman’s office—which, by the way, had moved out of its inconspicuous corner. Truman was no longer working inside the Presidential Palace, but at a new location nearby.
The new site used to be the Federal National Archives, a quiet and prestigious job with little foot traffic. Staff there frequently accessed classified documents. Even though the critical parts were often redacted, they could still infer bits of the truth about society from them.
Unfortunately, the archives were relocated. The reason? Since the building housed sensitive documents, it was moved to the Eminence Security Zone to ensure safety and prevent theft.
The Eminence Security Zone—also called the Eminence Defense Zone—is under the direct control of the President and military. It’s intended as the final line of defense in a doomsday war to protect the federal seat of power and the President.
Everyone knows how Federals love to scare themselves. During the era of isolationism, when the Federation had no intention of joining any war, they still built countless defensive structures. Likely because the military-industrial and construction conglomerates threw too much money around—Congress and the President couldn’t say no, and the public loved it.
They had no idea their taxpayer money, which should have been reinvested into their lives, ended up in the legal pockets of capitalists—and they even applauded it.
The Security Zone was a product of that time. A group of people who had already perfected their surrender poses still fantasized about resisting to the end. What else were they doing but scamming the public?
Once the archives were moved, the now-vacant land drew heavy attention. But on the day of the move, the Presidential Office made an announcement: the building would now house the Federal Department of International Affairs. That killed any ambition to buy it.