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Uploaded by on May 21, 2008

The Internets Celebrities Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam go in for an investigative report on Check-Cashing. Themes explored include usury, economic instability, commercial banks and their profit line, and the cycle of poverty.

Oh yeah, it's a comedy.

The video is shot on location in Bushwick and Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, New York. Also stars special guest Internets Celebrity Ben Popken of Consumerist.com.

Directed by Casimir Nozkowski
Shot by Ian Savage, Josh Weisbrot
Music by El Keter; instrumental from song "The Bottom Line" off Sankofa's album The Tortoise Hustle. Used with full permission.

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  • i was doing a small project for one of my classes where i talked about the black community and work force issues. i used your video to show how much it sucks for them. thanks for making this

  • nice! glad to be of service...

  • Great video idea, well-executed, but I'd say a tad (4 minutes) too long.

    Keep 'em comin' fellas.

  • Do you think the video length may make it hard for a good number of people to watch this one?

  • No, but lacks information from both sides. See these check n cash places, rob from poor, but also help the poor. Especially those who are illegals and get paid with checks (under the table). MOst of these places just need a picture id. As oppose to banks who want ss, mutiple forms of i.d ect.. to open a bank account.

  • did you actually watch the whole movie? we do plenty of talking about poor people lacking access to the banking system. this isn't just a condemnation of check cashing places just like our flick bodega wasn't just a condemnation of those establishments.

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  • ''One thing i've learnt about debt is, if I die today - I win!''

  • 7:26

    if i die today, i win!

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  • STAY HOOD RICH

  • Dallas and Rafi... "winning" before Charlie Sheen was. 7:31

  • Ohhhh shit yeah I didn't realize, my neighborhood, Bed Stuy has no like one chase bank, and I've never seen a Starbucks here

  • Geniuses 

  • BIG NATE!!!!!

    

  • make more videos!!!! 

  • I will be the first in line to rent or see you guys make a documentary

  • If there's one thing I'd go into debt for, it's bacon.

  • you this video so tru any where where there check cash place there r always jewlery stores to take ur money dont matter if its nyc cali got dat same shit lol.

  • @SourcererKhadgar lol you beat me to this comment

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