Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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There are so many different things that wake us up. I give you credit for speaking out...but I fully understand how you can be worn down when no on else cares. It seems like most of America is only concerned about any subject if it affects them directly. That is how we have let our great country slip away from us. My husband is a general contractor, and we had the subject of his subs hiring illegals many, many years ago. Action was taken but there is really not a lot of people being penalized for illegal practices.
There are so many wrongs to right...I want to see action and follow through on all these wrongs. I personally am disappointed that Musk thinks America only exists to make him even richer. Sometimes I wonder if people with more money than they could ever spend truly understand the common man and his struggles...Trump is the closest I have seen lately...but I will believe it all when I see it...in my book talk is cheap. Action is the key to everything and unfortunately our Congress is sold out to the highest bidder...they think America exists only to make them rich beyond their wildest dreams...that is a very big ship to right.
God bless you for caring and paying attention...hope you had a joyful Christmas!
Thank you Tweety and many happy returns.
"Sometimes I wonder if people with more money than they could ever spend truly understand the common man and his struggles...Trump is the closest I have seen lately"
This is what makes DJT unique, IMO. I have never seen anything like him before in my life. For me, President Trump proved his care for the American worker from 2016-2020 through the economy he managed to build (despite everything he was up against). Jobs became so plentiful that the most marginalised of Americans were able to find work (including people coming out of prison who had served their time - and who prior to DJT's presidency had no future and no hope). Americans from every walk of life had money in their pockets, and they had hope.
You are correct though that TALK IS CHEAP. Only time will tell with some of these people (such as Vivek and Musk).