I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 88



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (88)

“I’d like to ask Candidate Kennedy a question first. You said you would strengthen economic growth and national defense at the same time. What is your specific plan?”

“First, we have to restore our freedom. For the past 10 years, America has lost its freedom because of the oppressive rule of the Republican Party. Freedom will save the world, and if it fails, America will fail.”

This is America,

The presidential debates drew millions of Americans to their televisions.

A whopping 70 million people are watching this broadcast on radio and TV, wondering who should lead the United States in the future and what promises each candidate will make.

Kennedy repeatedly emphasized that it was freedom that made America strong.

The Republican Party’s hard-line foreign policy only created the threat of the Soviet Union.

Wouldn’t it be best to talk to the Soviet Union now and resolve our mutual misunderstandings?

Kennedy made clear his position that freedom would lead to economic development.

“The MacArthur administration built many factories to increase steel production. But half of them are not even operating, and the United States recorded the lowest economic growth rate (2.1%) among industrialized countries last year. What is the reason for this?

The MacArthur administration and the Republican Party’s unreasonable policies are wasting America’s budget. They are manipulating America with fear. If America is to advance, it must be freed from that fear and we must regain our freedom.

“Last year, the United States earned $9 billion, so you say that was a Republican achievement? This was simply a great victory for the United States over the tyranny of the Republican Party, just as the Soviet Union overcame the Nazis despite the loss of tens of millions of lives due to Stalin’s incompetence.”

Kennedy’s remarks, which were well-timed,

Then what about Richard Nixon’s argument, which stands in contrast to this?

The Republican counterattack has begun.

“America faces a huge challenge today. It’s not just about competing with the Kremlin.

Peking (Beijing) is also a threat to the United States, and we must not fall behind in our competition with them. And the United States is ahead.

Candidate Kennedy said that the US economic growth rate is only 2.1%, but he seems not to know that the US accounts for 37% of the world’s total GDP.

The great United States is getting even greater, and this year we made $9 billion. The Democrats are telling us that America is sick because of the Republicans, but America has not had a problem for the past 10 years.

America is not in crisis because of the Republican Party. It is because we have been with the Republican Party that we have had great victories and the country has progressed.

And together with countless allies, including South Korea, we defeated communism and created the America we know today.

Look at the numbers. Are the Republicans really holding America back?

Under President Truman and President MacArthur, American productivity increased by 70 percent over the previous 14 years.

America has grown by overcoming Republican obstruction? This baseless claim denies the great history America has made over the past 15 years.

“It is not just the Soviet Union and China that the United States must overcome, but also those who deny the path it has taken so far.”

Both sides’ claims without an inch of compromise,

The public already knows that the Republican and Democratic parties are in sharp conflict over diplomatic strategies targeting communist countries.

It’s a problem that doesn’t make sense to drag it out any longer.

After all, isn’t that what Americans want? They say they earned $9 billion last year, so why are the people still struggling?

Candidate Kennedy raised his voice, saying that farmers’ profits should be guaranteed.

“The MacArthur administration lowered grain prices too much. It was trying to stabilize food prices for the development of the allies. As a result, American farmers only received 50% of the income for every 100 they produced. I think we should raise that percentage to 70%.”

Some reporters tilted their heads.

A statement blatantly aimed at Korea: Is it that Korea developed because American farmers provided cheap food, but American farmers suffered losses?

So does this claim make sense?

President Nixon laughed.

“Did you know that Michigan increased its farmland by 26 million acres to export rice to Korea? Michigan farmers made a lot of money because of that. And now you want to charge Korea 20% more? That’s just passing the cost on to the customer. Mr. Kennedy, you’re trying to attack Korea, an American ally, not the Soviet Union.”

The Republicans launched a massive offensive against the Democrats.

There are many reasons why the United States made a profit of $9 billion this year, but it cannot be ignored that it made a profit of $1 billion by trading food with its allies.

But the US is going to put a 20% burden on its allies so that it can eat a little more?

It is clear as day what will happen to the ROK-US alliance at that moment.

We trusted the United States and industrialized our country’s production system, and now they want to send food prices skyrocketing?

At that moment, South Korea is developing nuclear weapons and we don’t know what they will do next.

Can you handle the aftermath?

Journalists also questioned President Kennedy’s pledges.

“The U.S. earned about $300 million from exporting food to Korea this year. If we pass on 20% of the cost to Korea as you say, the U.S. will earn $360 million. The price for that will be Korea’s hatred toward the U.S. Is it really worth doing something like that just to earn $60 million more?”

“Korea has developed thanks to the United States, so it is time for Korea to pay the price. And I don’t think Korea will be ruined if it pays 60 million dollars more.”

The reporters were in an uproar again.

Presidential candidate Kennedy, whose ill feelings toward Korea were evident,

A reporter touched a sensitive spot.

“Is it because the President of Korea laughed at you as a made-up presidential candidate? It’s no secret that your father got you into Harvard because of his family background. Is that why you have feelings for Korea?”

Presidential candidate Kennedy kept his mouth shut.

It is true that the U.S. and Korea are currently caught up in a strange tension due to the controversy over academic fraud that has been brewing for the past few days, and agricultural policies.

The United States provides benefits to Korea, and Korea checks communism.

Is it really okay to change the economic policy that has linked Korea and the United States for the past 15 years like this?

Presidential candidate Kennedy counterattacked.

“I don’t care what President Park Sang-geun says about me. He doesn’t know me well. Just like many people don’t know me well. What is clear is that the United States is not in a position to unilaterally give to Korea. Korea has developed thanks to American support, so now it needs to pay the price to the United States. I have never thought of Korea as an enemy.”

I got over it without any particular reason, but why do I have a strange feeling?

Taking advantage of this gap, presidential candidate Nixon raised his voice.

“Everyone, diplomatic issues should not change just because the government changes. Korea and the United States have maintained an alliance for 15 years and are now intertwined militarily, culturally, and economically. If diplomacy changes every time the government changes, how can the United States and Korea maintain trust in the future?”

Many viewers nodded their heads.

Now that I think about it, it seems like the US wasn’t just losing to Korea.

They import a whopping $300 million worth of food each year, and when you factor in military and other expenses, that figure rises to $800 million.

Korea is now a country that can never be ignored.

Increasing the food burden by 20% for a country like this? If we follow through on this promise to earn just $60 million more, it will be a loss for the United States.

How on earth did the Democratic Party devise its election strategy?

Viewers watching the debate snorted.

“Women who are enthusiastic about Kennedy because he is young and handsome will vote for him. And half of this country is made up of women. There’s nothing that can be done about it if Kennedy becomes president.”

“Is Kennedy stupid? Are the Democrats stupid? Or are the Americans stupid?”

If you look at the debate, the Republican Party can never lose.

But things went quite the opposite as expected.

Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy’s running mate and a six-term congressman, protected Kennedy’s vulnerable southern region.

Anyway, elections aren’t about right and wrong.

What matters is that the person I support becomes president. Will the United States, which has been under the control of the Republican Party for the past 15 years, vote for the Republican Party again this time?

The Southern region, which was hostile to the Republican Party, still supported Kennedy.

In the North, candidate Nixon had a solid support base.

In the end, the TV debates had no impact on the overall outcome, and the US presidential election was thrown into disarray.

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“Kennedy won?”

“Yes, they say it was a narrow 0.2% difference. There wasn’t much of a difference in the electoral college either.”

“is it so?”

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I was notified of the results of the US presidential election.

This presidential election, in which we could not see even an inch ahead, resulted in a change of government, but the reality in the United States has not changed.

Will the Democratic Party really notify Korea of ​​a 20% increase in grain prices?

Can the US reduce its arms as planned?

The Republican Party’s path over the past 15 years is so clear that it is difficult for the Democratic Party to reverse it.

If the US pressures Korea to earn just $60 million more, I will just develop nuclear weapons without giving the US $300 million.

Do you really think that’s an efficient business?

If rice exports are blocked immediately, American farmers will also suffer significant damage.

Moreover, the United States has lost 20 million acres of corn land due to the reorganization of agricultural land to focus on exports, and is now importing grain to feed livestock from overseas.

Feed prices are up 11%, and that’s what’s actually happening in the US.

This is why food is not easily weaponized; there are plenty of substitutes for food, and as technology advances, food storage life has also increased dramatically.

Korea, which will not be affected for several months even if export sanctions are imposed

In addition, I have established a distribution structure in Korea – Shanghai – Taiwan – Japan – the United States.

Has the Democratic Party forgotten that I am the President of Korea and the CEO of Daehan Transportation?

In a developing country without infrastructure, a single food sanction could lead to starvation deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, but Korea has already established a distribution network around the world.

But how can the US be confident in placing a 20% burden on Korea?

I would be okay if I paralyzed the distribution network of Daehan Transportation in the United States.

There are 127 Korean companies and their branches in the U.S., and if all of that infrastructure is destroyed, it will have a significant impact not only on farmers but also on U.S. industry.

Are those who can’t even do that kind of calculation going to pass on a 20% burden to Korea?

That’s ridiculous, in reality the Democratic Party didn’t put any pressure on Korea.

It wasn’t a landslide victory in the presidential election, and Kennedy’s America had nothing to show for it now.

If you put pressure on Korea in this situation, you are an idiot.

The Democrats and President Kennedy seemed intent on taming me, but I was not so easily tamed.