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The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation

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    The American dream
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    There's a reason that they called it a dream
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    Ah!
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    Who's there?
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    Cock-a-doddle-do pal
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    knocking
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    No no no no no
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    I don't have any more money.
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    My job sucks right now, please!
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    I'll have more money next month.
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    You can't take my house!
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    Is that your signature?
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    Oookay well just help me work something out, okay?
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    I mean you said I'm a good credit guy right?
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    I mean...hey, wait!
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    My dog is in there!
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    Nooo, don't take my dream!
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    sobbing
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    Oh, how did this happen?
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    BOOM
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    Huh?
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    Hardman? Is that you?
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    Been a long time since the fourth grade.
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    Is that a time machine?
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    There's no need to concern yourself
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    with my stand accomplishments.
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    Best get in.
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    There's not much time.
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    crying I gotta go down to the bank
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    to get my life back.
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    They took everything!
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    Ooh! Bank ain't gonna help you now.
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    Towel in the trunk.
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    Extra set of balls.
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    Put 'em on, you're gonna need 'em.
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    crying you're gonna get my dream back?
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    No, pal. You are. I'm here to show you how.
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    ZOOM
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    "The Twilight Zone" theme music
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    Submitted for your approval,
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    one First National Bank.
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    What is a bank, you ask?
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    A curious place
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    where both space, time, and irony exist.
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    And yet...
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    don't.
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    Uh, are you gonna be doin' that the
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    whole time?
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    Pay attention, pal.
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    Exhibit A:
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    Those who have come to deposit and safely
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    store their earned monies.
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    Exhibit B:
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    Those who need to borrow said money
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    for purposes...unknown.
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    Hey!
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    That's me!
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    Ergo, exhibit C.
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    The bank only has so much money
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    in the vault to lend out.
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    To people
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    such as you.
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    Hey!
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    Hey that's the guy!
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    He took my house!
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    Really screwin' my vibe here, pal.
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    Space-time continuum, he can't hear you.
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    Just let me narrate.
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    Now, where was I? clears throat
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    So you see,
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    by the time he got to you, pal,
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    His bank was out of money
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    But
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    he gave me lots of money
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    and charged me a lot of interest.
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    Yes.
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    That's the only way banks make money.
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    By making debt loans.
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    gun cocks Debt equals money, pal.
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    Remember that.
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    Debt equals money.
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    The more loans they make, the more money they make.
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    But if they don't have any money,
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    then where did my money come from?
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    beeping You're gonna wanna take a step back, pal.
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    Woah!
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    No way!
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    Yes way.
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    And that's nothing.
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    Hey buddy, need some money?
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    They didn't do that!
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    Aw, they did exactly that, pal.
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    Remember, banks make money by making loans,
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    by selling debt, even to
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    ...bad credit risks.
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    hip hop music
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    Yo, have some money, dude.
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    Just sign here.
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    Oh my gosh!
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    Mm-hm, they called it "free money".
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    Yeah, that's exactly what my loan guy told me,
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    free money!
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    But it ain't free,
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    The worst part was offering money
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    to people who don't even need it.
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    People, pal, like you.
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    horn honking
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    You were right,
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    I didn't need him
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    I was happy here,
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    I didn't need it!
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    Why's he sad? He's makin' all that money.
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    Shhhhh...he's thinkin'.
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    Now wait fo it...
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    Now wait for it...
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    Bingo.
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    See the bank has loaned to everyone in town,
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    but to make more money they have
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    to loan even more.
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    More?
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    How much money do they need?
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    More.
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    ominous music Waah? What's that?
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    Oh ho, a black horse ridin'...
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    credit cards.
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    Wow! Look,
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    I mean it's gonna be okay.
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    Everything's gonna be okay.
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    What now?
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    Now?
Title:
The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation
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