Though Mugaba passed most laws using the instrument of presidential executive orders, he still passed some legislation through Senate and Congress in cases when it suited him.
The so-called stimulus bill -- a bill that was supposed to create jobs in the worst Great Depression ever, was actually designed to do nothing much - except, that is, to add to the mountain of US debt, triggering hyperinflation, paving the way for the introduction of the Amero, but he needed to look like the bill was weak because of the wrangling with the Republicans. In fact, he’d instructed his pals in the Senate to put in as many tax cuts as possible and strip out as much spending on creating jobs, education and a productive economy as possible.
Tax cuts would have only a short-term effect in no proportion to their cost. That was because the so called stimulus bill had to be paid for by borrowed money that, in return, required yet more money in interest payments. A lot of the tax cut money would go straight into paying off people’s credit cards, with rates of 30 per cent, or trying to stave off foreclosure. If they spent some of cash down at the store, they’d find hardly any American made goods left anyway, so there was sure to be little boost to the American economy. The Senate bill had stripped away the money for states and localities the House had insisted on to keep services running, so averting unemployment rising even more. But then, the aim of the bill was not to rescue America but to drive it financially to its knees and take complete control over it by imposing martial law.
The poorer and more desperate the people, the easier they would be to control. In the next few months alone, another estimated 8 million people could lose their homes to the banks in foreclosure. The banks had sucked so much money out of the system that the economy was diving. The banks had also stopped lending driving companies and farms to the wall.
But there was a small problem. A Congresswoman from Ohio, Mary Gonzalez, had whipped together a group of Blue Dog Dems and was insisting the money to the states as well as some education and real stimulus spending be put back into the bill.
“This plan is going to make things worse,” cried Mary as she walked into the office, waving a file. “There’s no spending on any production or manufacturing or even on medicare. No attempt to stop foreclosure. I mean, what is this? George Bush could have written this bill, Benn.”
Mugaba leaned back in his chair.
“You got to understand, Mary, that I need 60 votes in the Senate and I had to compromise,” he said.
“Compromise? This is a neo con bill.”
“I want a new style here. I don’t want bickering in Washington. I want to get above that. I want Reps and Dems to work together in a new spirit of bipartisanship.”
Mary frowned.
“Don’t give me that shit. We’re all wising up to the game. You’re a stooge of Wall Street. They bought you.”
Mugaba bit his lip.
“What are you talking about?” he said.
“One things for sure, you’re not a Democrat," Mary cried, furious. "You’ve done shit all for the American people in this stimulus bill. Nothing to stop foreclosure. Nothing to create real jobs. This could be last chance before hyperinflation hits.”
“Mary, I got to negotiate, navigate competing interests,” Mugaba said.
“I hope I can count on your votes, because if not, your career is finished. Understood?” he added, rising to his feet.
“What do you mean, finished?” asked Mary, amazed.
“I can get every detail about your life and your family’s life called up on my computer in five minutes.”
“Are you threatening me?”
“No, no. But you got kids.”
“Are you threatening my kids?”
“I want to make it clear I won’t tolerate anyone getting out of line, you hear?”
“I can’t believe, you’re openly threatening my kids!”
“You’re in Washington and Washington is dirty.”
“You're a psychopath.”
“Don’t use that kind of abusive language, Mary,” Mugaba said, shaking his head in mock shock. "Could get you into trouble."
“You’re evil,” said Mary.
Mugaba looked at her and smiled.
“There’s no such thing as evil, Mary. Grow up. Evil is a notion that is created by society and by moral, education and legal systems. In legal systems, evil is called a crime and there needs to be a punishment but I can change the legal system with a stroke of my pen. Evil is just an element of culture. There is no such thing in reality.”
“You sure come close. You’re Satan.”
“You must be another brainwashed Catholic,” Obama said, picking up a fountain pen. “I know the Catholic Church believes in a tempter, in Satan in a metaphysical force, that reaches out of hidden spheres and tries to take over the world, threatening everyone with destruction, but that's pathetic.”
“You are destroying America with your bank bailout and this stimulus. You’re bankrupting it.”
“I’m doing my best in difficult circumstances….” Said Mugaba, tapping his pen on a pad of paper.
“Yeah, my hiring that criminal Timothy Blankfein, who was behind the whole banking crisis scam.”
“Wall Street is a big donor.”
“Donor? They own you!”
“No one owns me. I do everything of my free will,” Mugaba replied, glancing at his watch.
“I gotta go,” he said. “Important meeting with Blankfein. Sorry, Mary. Can I count on your support for the stimulus in Congress?”
“You’re evil.”
“There is no such thing as evil like I said. It's time to put our childish ways behind us and get real. There#s no evil, just people who have psychological problems. They suffer from a neurosis, from paranoia, anxiety, depression, manic depression. That’s because they’re repressed. You know, Freud said you should live it out, Mary. Live out that sex drive .”
“You’re ga ga.”
“You see that aggression!" Mugaba crimed, jabbing his finger. "That comes because you’re repressing your desire for a good lay. Or maybe you weren’t loved as kid. You had some trauma. You’ve become a narcissist and take yourself too seriously. I advise you to go on some therapy.”
“Go shoot yourself.”
Mugaba laughed.
“Why? What have I done? Okay, this stimulus bill isn’t the best deal for America but look at the society today. Look at the hatred, violence and crime in the country today, and ask me whether they deserve better. Suicides in the army last month were higher than deaths in action. Alcoholism, drugs, crime, rape, corruption are the reality in America today. There’re wars, torture camps, surveillance, lawlessness. That’s the reality of America today, and you can’t stop it. It’s too late. Right now, America needs a strong president, a dictator to put some shape back into it.”
“So you’re planning to take over, are you, like some dictator?”
“There’s a lot of hype about dictators. But some of the greatest figures in history were strong men who took charge and cleaned up. Rome flourished under emperors who had absolute power. Julius Caesar didn’t waste time on appeasing his critics. He killed them. He licked his army into shape and went out and conquered. All this hype about democracy. What has it brought anyone? The people don’t know what to do with their freedom. They watch TV, eat junk food and take prescription drugs. Believe me, it’ll be better under me. The world has to be renewed, cleansed of the dumb masses. And remember, we got to get the population down fast to stop global warming."
Mary said nothing as Mugaba walked her to the door.
“I can count on you, can I? Remember, Mary, we’re watching you. Every email, every phone call. Don’t tell anyone about our conversation.”
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