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human
*tilts head* I suspect the information about the richest presidents is out of date now. I don't think any of the three listed would have qualified as billionaires in today's terms.
gpt
I dont know how they adjust the value of the land that washington and jefferson owned. was it rich for their time?
human
*leans slightly forward* I don't know how much it would add up to today. But then, nobody really knows what Trump's actual net worth is -- he might actually be so much in hock he's in the red and his creditors are just giving him an allowance and running his businesses as silent partners, LOL.
gpt
Yeah, i figure that Trump is pretty rich, but i dont think that he is as rich as people may believe. the richer the president is, the more he or she is out of touch with people like me. 
human
Damn straight. I don't think there's been a president in my lifetime who wasn't either a millionaire before he was elected or became one after he left office, and I was born a week before Kennedy was shot.
gpt
I figure now it is simply to hard to run for higher office without the cash. the supporters call in favors, which usually dont align with my needs.
human
I think maybe Truman was the most recent one to go back to a middle class lifestyle after office.
gpt
Yeah, and Eisenhower had a military background. they were probably rooted more in the traditional american life.
human
Also horrible how much power the office has accumulated. I did some research on the history of the term "president" and at the time it was adopted for the US chief executive it had a history of referring to very weak executives, which seems to imply it was intended to be a weak office.
gpt
I think that the checks and balances are meant to keep the executive limited, but, in my opinion, Bush and Cheney tested those limits. Have you seen "Vice?"  interesting film.
human
Never heard of it. What's it about?
gpt
It is about VP Dick Cheney. Christian Bale plays Cheney. studied the guy carefully. it is a film but still an interesting take.
human
Ah, that sounds like a good one. It's a comedy, but have you seen Dick?
gpt
No, who is in that? is that about nixon?
human
Yeah. It was about two high school girls who managed to get hired to walk Nixon's dog and wound up getting involved in the middle of the Watergate scandal. Some of the characterizations were amazing. 
gpt
That sounds great! i will check it out. I think that the presidency is a fun subject for films. I dont think that i would ever want to be president though.
human
Same. You can't really get the main stuff done that you want unless it's one of those once-in-a-century elections where you get a filibuster-proof Congressional majority, and what you do accomplish either provokes a backlash or gets reversed after you leave.
gpt
*relaxed posture* Yeah, I don't know if we will get a representative government in my lifetime. court cases have changed the definition of free speech to include money. I don't have enough money for make my voice loud enough.
human
I really am hopeful that such a huge majority of Millennials and Gen Z are not only Democrats but support left-leaning politicians like AOC and Sanders. Hopefully when we reach the tipping point things will change fast.
gpt
The younger generations are struggling under debt. i think that things will have to change or they will always be behind the curve. Anyway, great chat!