It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - James Stewart - George Bailey's Speech to Potter & the Loan Board

The famous speech from George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) to Potter (Lionel Barrymore) and the loan board from Frank Capra's movie It's a Wonderful Life.

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[Mike England]

This is so relevent today. Mr. Potter is the big banks and George Bailey is guys like me.

[boulderjames]

“Just Remember this “Mr. Romney”, this rabble your talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community…”

[toyota93ful]

I am sadley the guy who has rented all my life, my kids are leaving me and no morgage chance for a home , rent ville forever , no chance to own my own home

[sunsman4]

very poor acting

[9999999rpm]

You tell him Jimmy. Man he was great in this film.

[Jack Holander]

Well, Mr. Potters, I think you're a little bitch.

[bridlingtonengland75]

It would be if George Bailey was the President or worked for the government in some fashion. A Building Society is a capitalist invention.

[stewajf]

A very Keynesian speech!

[Enna Phillips]

....Did you read the comment you responded to?

[skybluewater1229]

He could be talking to the Koch brothers or Willard Rmoney.

[Edward Centofante]

And your investments will fail. The Big Banks don't care about you or your money. They'll gamble it away, take the profits if they win, and run to the government asking for a bailout if they lose.

[RvLeshrac]

There are certainly more of them. More of them who are supporting a higher tax rate on themselves because they understand that they didn't become millionaires in a vacuum, they became millionaires because our society provided them with safety and economic security.