"What benefits do you want?"
This question... actually happened quite suddenly. Asking for benefits was just instinctive, unrelated to any plan or strategy. Truman's counter-question left Lynch momentarily unsure of what benefits to ask for.
Money?
Let's not even discuss whether Congress would agree to allocate some money to Lynch as some sort of compensation; how much to give is a problem in itself.
Giving too little makes the whole thing seem trivial, might as well not ask.
Giving too much, the President might not agree, and might even think Lynch is a petty and greedy person.
So money, can't ask for that.
Land?
This seems like a good idea, but in reality, it's the least valuable option.
The Federation's lands are privately owned, meaning the Federation Government can only offer land that doesn't belong to anyone, like downtown areas, which are impossible for private hands to acquire.
What they can offer Lynch is worthless land, land outside the cities.
