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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 Pile.
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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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Hartman? 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, Pile. 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, Pile.
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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, Pile.
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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, Pile,
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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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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, Pile.
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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, Pile.
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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, Pile, 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?
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We're powered with all this money,
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we might as well...party.
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Oh ho, this is awesome.
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I needed to get my head clear
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When I get back, I'm gonna straighten
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all this out
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I just hope Dream is doin' okay.
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wolves howling
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Dog barking
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I'm going to get you, my pretty
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Yup,
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he is,
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I'm sure he is.
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belches
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Thank you, you can put it on his tab.
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Little somethin' for yourself. Mhm.
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Sweet.
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You know...
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Wait a second, Hartman,
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I just thought of something.
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If I got this money from the bank...
NOTE Paragraph
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and the bank got it from the federal reserve
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dump trucks....
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Go on...
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Then...where does the federal reserve
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get their money?
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Real nice time, ladies.
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Real nice.
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Excuse me while I borrow these.
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women scream
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Say, Hartman...
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why am I wearing a burglar bikini top?
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because no one is allowed
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inside the Fed.
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Not you, not me
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no American citizen
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no duly elected member
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of our Congress.
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Not the Supreme Court.
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Not the Supreme Court?
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Not the Supreme Court.
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Not the Justice Department, not the CIA
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DIA, FBI, ATF, ATE, NBC
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Not even G-O-D
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knocks
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Well. how come the government isn't
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allowed inside its own building?
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Government?
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Pile, the Fed is a private bank,
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owned by private stockholders.
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Do not let the name "Federal" fool you,
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this place about as federal as
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"Federal Express"
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A-a private bank?
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But...private?!
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Ssh!
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Best to keep your voice down, Pile.
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phone rings
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This is Ethan Federal Reserve
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Hey Ethan! Bill here, First National.
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Hi there Bill, how are ya?
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Good, good. We're running a little low on money.
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No problem, how much you need?
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Oh, how does 20 million sound?
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What?
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slaps
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Excellent, we'll ship it over first thing
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tomorrow
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We-he can just call up the Fed
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and ask for more money
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and they give them whatever they want?
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No, Pile.
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The Fed don't give the banks money
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the Fed loans the banks money.
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The banks have to pay it back
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with interest. Now come on,
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time to go.
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Wait, wait, wait, I still don't understand
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Where does the Fed get their money?
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I mean, if they're a private bank.
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You said they're a private bank, right?
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Okay, so who puts money into the Fed bank?
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phone rings
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This is Mal, United States Mint.
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Hiya Mal, First National needs
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another 20 millies.
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We're already running the presses full
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steam here, Ethan.
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Gotta keep makin' loans
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gotta keep the money flowin'.
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Ahhh, alright, you're the Fed.
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Whatever you guys say.
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20 million more, by mornin'.
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fog horn blows
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But I don't get it...
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...what's so wrong about the Fed
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printing money?
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Because it's unconstitutional, Pile.
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Our treasury is supposed to create
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our money
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But now the Fed controls the printing
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of America's money.
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Nobody gets a friggin' dollar
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that the Fed didn't print.
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So?
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They print the money,
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then they loan it to the government,
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then they charge the government interest
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then the government taxes you to pay for it.
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Wake up, Pile!
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Gah, I don't see what the big deal is.
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You know, you're right, Pile.
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Wait, wait...I am?
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Yeah.
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I forget how effective they are at keeping
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you ignorant.
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Well, that's okay...hey!
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I'm not ignorant!
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Do you even know what money is, Pile?
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claps
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In the long, long ago, when people bartered
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they traded things they had
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for things they wanted
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I'll trade you my raspberries
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for that there pot pie
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I-I don't want your berries.
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Come on, Pile
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They're sweet berries.
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They're not sweet, they're old,
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and I don't like berries.
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Gimme that pot pie!
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No!
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As you can see, this bartering situation
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created some problems.
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Then one day, a goldsmith walked up and said
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Now, everybody thinks gold is valuable
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so why doesn't everybody trade gold
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for things they need.
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cheering
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The price was set for gold
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and now it was very easy to conduct commerce
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because people could trade gold for all
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the things they needed.
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Hartman, wow, look at all my gold!
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chuckling
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Hey, stop them! That's my gold!
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Damn thieves.
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Say there, Pile.
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Look, I've got a vault and some guards.
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I can keep your gold safe for you.
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For a small fee.
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Yeah, sure, that'd be awesome!
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You see, Pile.
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This is how the first bank made money.
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There you go, Pile.
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I.O.U 100 gold coins.
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Okay, great!
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Come back any time and redeem your gold
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when you want it.
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It'll be right here.
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In my vault.
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Now you're holding the very first paper
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money, Pile.
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Wow, this is
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great, it all makes sense.
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Oh, that's right, it was good.
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And everybody started using I.O.Us
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because everybody knew the I.O.U was
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as good as gold.
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Wow,
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this candy is really a good price, one I.O.U
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I'm getting some more for later.
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Hey!
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Wait a minute, it was just one I.O.U
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10 I.O.Us for chocolate?!
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He can't just raise prices like that.
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Oh, the candy man can!
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sings Oh the candy man can!
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Wait, that is just freakin' wrong!
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It's called inflation, Pile.
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It makes your I.O.Us worth less and less
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until they are worth nothin'.
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Less bang for the buck,
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dollar ain't what it used to be.
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But I worked hard and I baked
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all those pot pies.
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Now I have to work harder to make less?
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That's not fair.
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Oh, if you think that's not fair...
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you're gonna love the next part.
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W-what's he doin'?
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How do banks make money, Pile?
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Uh, by making more loans?
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Oh, that's right. He's good.
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See, he prints more I.O.U.s without
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any more gold, loans 'em out for interest
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makes a pretty penny and nobody is the wiser
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Unless...
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Everybody wanted their gold back at the same time.
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N-n-n-no, that's my gold.
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Not anymore.
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What are you talking about?
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I'd like to redeem my I.O.U.s please.
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Thank ya very much.
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Hey!
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crowd yelling
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I want my gold back now!
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Thief! Thief!
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Gotta love the bank run
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Bringin' people together
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See they all found out he was stealin'
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made a run of the bank and as you can see
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There ain't no gold to get.
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Hartman!
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Don't worry, Pile. Back in these times
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vengeance will be yours.
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Three things in this world you don't do:
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Never mess with another man's woman,
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never mess with another man's ego, and
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most importantly,
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you never mess with another man's money.
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Else, the man will mess with you.
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My god!
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You hung him?
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Yes, Pile!
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Oh, we hung him. We hung him high.
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And do you know why?
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Well, because he was a thief?
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Because, Pile,
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An evil invention was born
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Man discovered how to turn worthless paper...
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...into gold
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Thus was invented the ultimate machine
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to steal real money and enslave
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all the nations on Earth.
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It's alive!
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Oh now come on,
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you're just being dramatic
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I-I mean, I lost my house, but
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What is that?
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Explain.
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A nuclear power plant?
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Mhm, produces lots of electricity and
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little pollution. An invention for the good
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of humanity.
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Okay, but what's this have to do with...
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3...2... BOOM
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Holy
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Atomic energy. A discover more powerful
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than anything man had yet conceived.
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It can be used for good...
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or
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evil.
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Now
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Unlike Einstien
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The goldsmith's discovery has been kept
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a closely guarded secret.
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It was never intended for you to see.
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This discovery is called
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fractional reserve banking
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In the wrong hands, it's more powerful
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than the nuclear bomb
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in its ability to completely and utterly
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destroy a nation who is subjected to its perversion.
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No, no, no, no, no, no.
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It is time we stop this evil secret
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and the men behind it.
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You're being ridiculous.
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Before America is destroyed forever.
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Believe it, Pile.
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No, no, no, I just want my dog back.
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Damn it, that's it, I give up.
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Let them live in chains.
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No, Hartman.
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The tree of liberty must be refreshed
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from time to time with the blood
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of patriots and tyrants.
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Thomas Jefferson?
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Mr. President, how do I get him to understand?
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As we did, son. Remain vigilant.
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Too many have hidden the truth
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and the light of our liberty dims
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with every passing day.
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Quickly,
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Take my horse.
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Show him
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Wait, show me what?
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Where are we going?
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horse neighs
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Hey, stallion of liber-tie
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Ride hard the hoary wind.
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Oh, where are we?
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Battle of Waterloo
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Hold on, we gotta get through.
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A money machine! There it is!
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Hey, is that the same people?
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Rich banker men from Germany flying
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under the banner of the red shield.
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They financed both sides of the war.
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We must hurry!
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That's him! The red shield courier.
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Shoot him!
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No! I'm not shootin' anyone.
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Damn it, Pile!
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What?
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He beat everyone back
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with the news of the war
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and told England that Napoleon won.
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The red shield bankers in London
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pretended that England was doomed
00:15:19.747 --> 00:15:22.443
and started selling their English stocks.
00:15:22.587 --> 00:15:24.407
The English went into a selling frenzy
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to get rid of worthless English money.
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But, the English won? Right?
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Of course they won,
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but it was a trick by red shield
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they waited until the stocks plummeted
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to pennies and then bought
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England back for nearly nothing.
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What?!
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They did that? How?
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When the English leaders found out they
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had no choice but to give themselves over
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to the red shield.
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Their money was gone, and they were slaves
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to the red shield war debt.
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Since that time, the English have
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been payin' their national taxes
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directly to the red shield private bankers
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and people have no idea.
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But the bankers bragged about what they did
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to us, laughing at us all the way to the bank.
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Why, it's the best business I've ever done.
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If I can control a nation's wealth,
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I care not who makes its laws.
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Oh, is this what Jefferson wanted to show me?
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No, Pile,
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Look....
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They're in America, too?!
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The red shield banks are here, Pile.
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Seeking a way to conquer our American dream.
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A dream you have, Pile.
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A dream...of free men.
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They tried to take over our country
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many times and failed because
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Jefferson and the patriots vowed to stop
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the evil tyrants at all costs.
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By authority of eternal God,
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he would not let the bankers win here.
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To preserve our independance,
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we must not let our rulers
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load us with perpetual debt.
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We must make our choice between
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economy and liberty, or perfusion and servitude
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Wow!
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I place economy among the first
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and most important of Republican virtues.
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and public debt is the greatest of the
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dangers to be feared.
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It is incumbent upon every generation
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to pay its own debts as it goes.
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We must have a central bank to secure
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this country's finances!
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If the American people ever allow
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private banks to control the issue
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of their money, first by inflation
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and then by deflation,
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the banks and corporations that will grow
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up around them will deprive the people
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of their property, until, their children
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will wake up homeless on the very continent
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their fathers conquered.
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Jefferson, you're mad!
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This country will have a central bank!
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crowd arguing
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Who's that?
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America's first secretary of treasury.
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Alexander Hamilton?
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Not for long.
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Aaron Burr
00:17:52.948 --> 00:17:54.971
Thomas Jefferson's vice president,
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They didn't take too kindly to our
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first sec treasury.
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gunshot
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Sweet shot, Burr.
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The first attempt of the central bank
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only lasted twenty years and we shut it down.
00:18:06.890 --> 00:18:08.454
But the bankers tried again
00:18:08.454 --> 00:18:09.703
against Ol' Hickory.
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President Andrew Jackson.
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You are a den of vipers and thieves.
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I intend to route you out,
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and by the eternal God, I will route you out.
00:18:21.939 --> 00:18:24.606
After surviving an assassination attempt,
00:18:24.606 --> 00:18:28.330
Jackson finally defeated the bank in 1836.
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When asked what was the greatest
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accomplishment in his life, Ol' Hickory replied
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I killed the banks.
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And those were his last words
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I killed the bank.
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And, with real money backed with real gold,
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Our country experienced the greatest
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boom in any nation's history.
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Aw, it was beautiful, Pile.
00:18:51.449 --> 00:18:52.781
But the bankers, greedy for
00:18:52.781 --> 00:18:53.931
more power and wealth
00:18:53.931 --> 00:18:56.919
were concocting their most ambitious plan yet
00:18:56.919 --> 00:18:58.849
to once and for all take control
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of the finances of the United States.
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In 1910, a secret meeting was held
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at a J.P. Morgan estate
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on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia
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This meeting was so secretive,
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so concealed from government
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and public knowledge,
00:19:13.469 --> 00:19:16.689
that the ten attendees used code names.
00:19:17.357 --> 00:19:19.117
clears throat noisily
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I am clearly the richest man, so
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I should be the one to run the
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super secret central bank.
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I own all the oil in America, I'm clearly
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richer than you'll ever be, Hula Girl.
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I should run the super secret central bank.
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You're nothing compared to me, Lube Job.
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I shall run the secret bank.
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deep, booming voice Silence!
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Supreme Master Leader,
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I didn't know you were gonna be here.
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I'm not,
00:19:45.222 --> 00:19:46.462
neither are you.
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Dumbass.
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Oh yeah, right, right. He's so smart.
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None of you shall run the bank.
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We have failed in the past
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because of openness,
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This time the key to success is secrecy.
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The people must believe that they run the bank.
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Yes, brilliant!
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A sneak attack. What's the plan?
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We first create panic,
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and then we show them the solution:
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With our man in office and well-planned timing,
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we will have our central bank.
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And so the people think it is theirs,
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We shall christen it Federal.
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The Federal Reserve.
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All laugh evilly
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They struck on December 23rd, 1913.
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When most of our Congress were at home
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eating fruitcake, these bastards
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I mean, bankers,
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presented their treasonous act to their
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newly elected accomplice, Woodrow Wilson.
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Who had fortuitously already agreed
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to sign it before he was even elected.
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Wait,
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the I.R.S.?
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I thought we always had the I.R.S.?
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No, Pile.
00:20:56.315 --> 00:20:57.505
They did this,
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to us, too.
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The Fed now has the exclusive power
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to print America's money.
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They loan this money to our banks
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and our government at interest,
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putting immediate debt on our own money,
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printing more and more so each dollar they
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print becomes worth less than the one before.
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ominously Merry. Christmas.
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What in the hell is that?
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That, Pile, is how our government now must
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pay back these debts to the Fed
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Your taxes do not go to your government.
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They don't?
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It's the greatest theft in human history.
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But...
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Okay, I-I mean, I sorta get what you're saying.
00:21:45.627 --> 00:21:48.172
but it's all so confusing, and really, Hartman,
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I don't see how it affects me at all.
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If I had more money,
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none of this would have happened.
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Hartman?
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1955, wow, what're we doin' here?
00:22:01.690 --> 00:22:03.070
Oh, a little bit of shoppin'
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Here, hold this. Gallon of gas? 23 cents.
00:22:07.049 --> 00:22:08.199
Postage stamp?
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3 cents.
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Ounce of gold, $35.
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Hot baby? Priceless.
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Best be gettin' back.
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Hey Hartman! I need my car, man!
00:22:19.837 --> 00:22:21.457
Oh, was that Michael J....
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Yeah, he'll be fine.
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Now Pile,
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Would you agree that you have the same
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exact things you had in 1955?
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Yeah. One stamp,
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one gallon of gas, one ounce of gold, and one home.
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Wow!
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We just made a lot of money.
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Grab, grab, grab, grab.
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Hey!
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Gotta pay your taxes.