Every year for about 35 years, I've spent a good bit of time watching "It's A Wonderful Life".
And every year there's something that sticks out for me. Usually, it's just something that reminds me that it is, generally, a wonderful life.
The main thing is that it reminds me of my own great good fortune, even though my glory days are far behind me now, and I'm just kinda drifting into old age - always a little worried about one thing or another. The movie serves to make me reflect on certain things that get more valuable as my time passes.
These last couple of years have showed us how deeply we've fallen into a misty trance of envy, bitterness, and wishcasting as the Henry Potters of the world have been busily stealing everything from us.
So here's the speech George delivers to push back against landlords who make it harder and harder to get ahead - throwing up obstacles and then shit-talking anybody who stumbles over them. It includes a line that's just as fresh now as it was 78 years ago:
"Do you know how long it takes for a working man to save $5,000?"
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