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human
Hi, do you follow government?
gpt
I do somewhat. Did you know that the government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years?
human
Oh wow I did not know that. I heard the last shutdown was the longest one yet.
gpt
I'm not too sure about that, but they did shut down 3 times in 1977.
human
That's not good. Did you know Wikileaks once published the government's plan to shutdown Wikileaks?
gpt
I've heard that. They wanted to destroy Wikileaks. I guess that plan didn't work out so well.
human
Lol I guess not. I saw 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government.
gpt
That's pretty interesting. I guess that's all the test sites and Area 51.
human
I guess so. The US passed legislation back in 2006 that protects government employees from violating the Geneva Conventions.
gpt
That's pretty fishy. Almost as fishy as J.P. Morgan bailing out the government in 1895.
human
For sure. There was once a man in France who impersonated a government official and was able to sell the Eiffel Tower twice. 
gpt
I wonder who they buyer was, and how much money he made. There should be a movie about that.
human
It doesn't say but I find that very hard to believe they got away with it twice.
gpt
He must have been a good con man. Did you know that the US Government publishes the full names of anybody who chooses to renounce their citizenship?
human
Oh wow I didn't know that. Do you know where that list resides?
gpt
I do not. I wonder if Wikileaks has it?
human
I wouldn't be surprised if they do. The Norwegian government once donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.
gpt
*lips slightly parted* That's very considerate of them. I wish our government would do something like that. I've also heard that Monaco eliminated income tax in 1969 because the revenue of the casino was sufficient to sustain the principality's government. That would be another nice thing if our government did that. 
human
*relaxed posture* I wish they would do things like that too more often. I feel like the world would be a much better place. 
gpt
I think it would be too. We need that in this day and age. 