How does the financial system work

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  • An easy to understand video of how the financial system works

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  • @Carissa2731986
    @Carissa2731986 Před 8 lety +808

    "You help build a worse America..."
    "yeah well that was an accident Brian"

  • @Wabajak13
    @Wabajak13 Před 2 lety +1263

    "well that was an accident Brian" is a great summation of how institutions brush off their catastrophic screw ups.

    • @averagecitizen4122
      @averagecitizen4122 Před 2 lety

      Then they get nailed out by the government funded by the tax payers and guess who gets left in the dump at the end. The parking class

    • @CFox.7
      @CFox.7 Před 2 lety

      yeah, but they dont even say accident in real life - just "unintended outcome" or "unforseen events"
      scumbags

    • @RottenMuLoT
      @RottenMuLoT Před 2 lety +28

      But your money is safe with us.

    • @dan-nutu
      @dan-nutu Před 2 lety +11

      @@RottenMuLoT "safety" for which you have to also pay fees. Which go as loans to other people and companies in order to bring back interest. All of which "disappears" in "an accident" and then the state, funded by the people, needs to "pump blood" into banks to keep "the system" alive. Can you see which way the money is flowing? Meanwhile the state is printing more money to give the people the illusion they still have the same amount. The same amount yes, the same value no.

    • @defnotyou2b
      @defnotyou2b Před 2 lety +5

      Gets tricky when your realize it was the government who mandated quotas for sub-prime mortgages.

  • @Tedzdog
    @Tedzdog Před 9 lety +364

    Question: "Shouldn't people just buy things they can afford?"
    Answer: "You don't need to afford the things you are buying Bryan. You need to afford the interest on the money you need to borrow in order to buy them."

    • @isabelledaniel1848
      @isabelledaniel1848 Před 8 lety +2

      +Terry Moschou this statement also caught my attention

    • @TheCirrusIce
      @TheCirrusIce Před 7 lety

      well not really.

    • @leavemealone7456
      @leavemealone7456 Před 7 lety +4

      Terry Moschou And this is why most people who drive nice cars...don't actually own them! Sickening, actually.

    • @Shifticek
      @Shifticek Před 6 lety +1

      and there is no problem with that, as long as you have healthy financial situation debt helps you live better life

    • @lutky612
      @lutky612 Před 6 lety

      that's how the economy works

  • @costilla1212
    @costilla1212 Před 2 lety +189

    I genuinely didn't know this was a skit until he yelled "Mom" 🤣

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 Před 2 lety +25

      That's why he's so brilliant.
      Search for "the front fell off", and see how long it takes for you to find out that's a skit. Except of course now I ruined it for you.

    • @FlyBoyGrounded
      @FlyBoyGrounded Před rokem +5

      It's not really a skit. It's just a sickeningly funny and true statement of how money and economists work.

    • @Longtack55
      @Longtack55 Před rokem +6

      "Mum" is actually how it is said in the Antipodes.

    • @usmh
      @usmh Před 11 měsíci

      All the 'Brians' give it away.

    • @angemala
      @angemala Před 11 měsíci +1

      Dry humour. When I first saw these guys on TV, I didn't understand the sarcasm and wit until I saw them a few times.

  • @nephos100
    @nephos100 Před 4 lety +1015

    "It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."
    - Henry Ford

    • @doktorwyvern2883
      @doktorwyvern2883 Před 3 lety +21

      Ford didn't understand it much either.

    • @nephos100
      @nephos100 Před 3 lety +44

      @@doktorwyvern2883 Well, tell us the bits he didn't understand.

    • @CuFhoirthe88
      @CuFhoirthe88 Před 3 lety +28

      @@doktorwyvern2883 He understood the problem's essentials. That much is clear from his writings.

    • @nephos100
      @nephos100 Před 2 lety +12

      @@rorymcleod2088 Just get to the point and say what you want to say.

    • @peaceleader7315
      @peaceleader7315 Před 2 lety +1

      🤣.......

  • @annakeye
    @annakeye Před 2 lety +723

    R.i.p. John Clarke. A brilliant New Zealander, with a clever and frankly accurate take on the world we've created.

    • @16sputnik7
      @16sputnik7 Před 2 lety +10

      Thankfully Jacinda is busy solving all of these problems as we speak.

    • @ElBantosClips
      @ElBantosClips Před 2 lety +5

      @@16sputnik7 lol, classic

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 Před rokem +2

      @@16sputnik7 Well it seems that she was astute enough to jump ship while her nest egg was still afloat. Oh is John Clarke's biting and accurate humour sorely missed!

    • @ross4970
      @ross4970 Před rokem +10

      Yes a great Australian like Russell Crowe, Phar lap, crowded house etc, etc.

    • @joythought
      @joythought Před rokem +10

      ​@@ross4970as an Aussie, I appreciate all the clever Kiwis we acquire and re-brand as our own. It's a long list, Sam Neil.

  • @gc33
    @gc33 Před 7 lety +191

    RIP John Clarke... Will be missed... Great satirical humour.... Sad. Taken too early at 68

  • @Gredddfe
    @Gredddfe Před 3 lety +902

    In 90 seconds he goes from explaining how money is safe in banks, to saying that taxpayers need to give banks a staggering amount of money because of how badly the banks mishandled our money. Sounds about right.

    • @oldskool1977
      @oldskool1977 Před rokem +1

      Banks don't handle money. They steal it from us.

    • @AllanSTEWART-so7fs
      @AllanSTEWART-so7fs Před rokem +17

      You realise this is a comedy skit yeah?

    • @Gredddfe
      @Gredddfe Před rokem +34

      @@AllanSTEWART-so7fs NAAA BROOOOO REEEEEALLY?

    • @oekfoh8684
      @oekfoh8684 Před rokem +5

      ​@@Gredddfe to be fair I couldn't figure it out until he kept going on about the front bit falling off 😂 first time seeing these guys a few years back

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 Před rokem +3

      @@oekfoh8684 If you enjoy this then try some of his cinematic efforts. "Death in Brunswick" with Sam Neill springs to mind. 😉

  • @Hgjdoa682
    @Hgjdoa682 Před 12 lety +53

    Pure gold :)
    - "Shouldn`t people just buy the things they can afford ?"
    - "You don´t need to afford the things you buying, you need to afford the interest on the money you need to borrow in order to buy them"

    • @chrisjones5321
      @chrisjones5321 Před 5 lety

      About as funny as the state of the nation.
      Fuels gullibility and naivety.
      As funny as a migraine.

    • @oxyiscool
      @oxyiscool Před 11 měsíci

      That line kills me, so many fall into that exact trap.. Only now the biggest killer is affording the interest to buy your own home...

    • @1serious0mfr
      @1serious0mfr Před 11 měsíci

      I've been asking this same question sense I was able to earn money.. Now I guess I have my ansewer

  • @riley8704
    @riley8704 Před 5 lety +136

    Brian: "Well, so what are you gonna do?"
    "Well, now you give me seven-hundred-billion dollars imMEDIATLEY"
    Brian: "....why?"

  • @stuckfarmer
    @stuckfarmer Před 7 lety +93

    You don't need to be able to afford the things you are buying Brian, you just need to be able to afford the interest on the money you borrow to buy them! But we do hop into them a wee bit on the credit rate Brian.
    Brilliant. Sad day for the Aussies and Kiwis...

  • @ClayCourtGuy
    @ClayCourtGuy Před rokem +8

    This was 14yrs ago and we are still on the merry-go-round!

  • @bannedspencer
    @bannedspencer Před 5 lety +171

    He was one of the better comedy writers, worldwide, in the last 30 years, John Clarke. To do what he did, without personas but just skilful analysis...as a guy who has written a lot of script comedy that was successful...he is miles, miles above my best day.

  • @ponder2006
    @ponder2006 Před 7 lety +125

    Learned a lot about the financial system..it all makes sense now.

  • @iansings7428
    @iansings7428 Před rokem +3

    "Mum,
    Brian won't let me play with his stuff!"
    "(you're in for it Brian)"

  • @lambofwrath95
    @lambofwrath95 Před 2 lety +316

    This is comedy gold!
    “So you’re making a better Australia by making a worse America?” “Well, that was an accident...”
    Absolutely brilliant

    • @ctiley2212
      @ctiley2212 Před rokem

      You could never make America worse, vile sewer of a place it is.

  • @MarcusGustavWilliams
    @MarcusGustavWilliams Před 9 lety +89

    Great educational video. Should belong to every economics curiculum.

  • @homerco213
    @homerco213 Před 7 lety +127

    R I P John Clarke.

  • @portkembla1955
    @portkembla1955 Před 6 lety +12

    "I also charge you fees, the same I give to you in interest"......love it!

  • @roses9339
    @roses9339 Před rokem +5

    I watched these 2 for years, they were so spot on. If you can watch more of these clips you'll see their sarcastic humour in full flight. Of course, you need to know the politicians they are pretending to be to understand the mock interviews. A true Aussie pair of comedians. Cheers Rosemary Perth Western Australia 72yrs

  • @MrJrFish
    @MrJrFish Před 6 lety +43

    I miss him...I've watched this no telling how many times. The whole thing is just so eloquently put and exactly true. "We do hop into them a wee bit on the credit rate Brian. We stick the hydraulics under that b/c it's a higher risk strategy"

  • @glytchd
    @glytchd Před 6 lety +24

    @1:28 RIP xD
    Seriously, it's like when I told my sister "I can't afford a new phone". She was dumbstruck and said " *just buy it with your credit card* " *facepalm*

  • @fishysnake1
    @fishysnake1 Před 7 lety +85

    " Yes, well, most economists are market economists to a degree today, Bryan." Lol.

  • @KaiTenSatsuma
    @KaiTenSatsuma Před 10 lety +396

    The sad part is that's pretty accurate

    • @iamillasfuck
      @iamillasfuck Před 7 lety +38

      That's the joke...

    • @9microbe9
      @9microbe9 Před 6 lety +17

      Are you absolutely sure this is a joke? From where I'm sitting nobody has actually said anything that wasn't accurate. We are having to pay huge amounts of imaginary money to institutions who will lend it to us so we can buy stuff we don't need that they make at interest rates that make your eyes water. Where does this money go?

    • @rowanshole
      @rowanshole Před 6 lety +5

      Yes, 100% completely accurate.

    • @barryobongo8833
      @barryobongo8833 Před 6 lety +3

      That's comedy

    • @ewanmcdonnell6990
      @ewanmcdonnell6990 Před 6 lety +3

      No this is pretty much what was taught in 1st year macroeconomics.

  • @arnobertogna4718
    @arnobertogna4718 Před 2 lety +34

    Simplistically - this the guts of our financial system should taught at every high school in our country - & ensure that every student understands & excels in this course, irrespective of how you get the message across & understood - the minute this occurs the country (over time) will never have a financial problem again - the rich & privileged won’t be happy with this as they now have a fiscally educated customer base - but it will certainly see the disparity between the rich & poor in society substantially reduce - & for the better for all Australians in the future.

    • @ZaprdicaJelic
      @ZaprdicaJelic Před 11 měsíci

      But that won't make us money, Brian.

    • @eduj
      @eduj Před 11 měsíci

      they prefer the majority to remain ignorant. easier to exploit them that way

  • @KingOhmni
    @KingOhmni Před 6 lety +34

    This is actually a really good video and should be used in serious conversations relating to Fractional Reserve Banking and disingenuously named private banks.
    But the front keeps falling off.

    • @MonMalthias
      @MonMalthias Před 6 lety +3

      Remind me again why with a fiat currency that "private" banks still exist?

    • @HyennaTheOne
      @HyennaTheOne Před 2 lety

      @@MonMalthias because they are called National and nobody wills to believe that they are still private, name sayz they are National, dont mind the capital letter N. And dont you dare to say they are private again, you filthy conspiracy theorist!

  • @Duncan94
    @Duncan94 Před 2 lety +7

    I am the only one who actually thought this was a legit conversation about the 2008 financial crisis - until about half way through that is!

  • @pascaly
    @pascaly Před 7 lety +64

    "we stick the hydraulics under that" lol

    • @FatherJoel
      @FatherJoel Před 6 lety +2

      That was the funniest part for me. Gonna be using that.

  • @87gob54
    @87gob54 Před rokem +4

    That is the best laugh I have had for a while.
    I love Australian serious conversations about such important phenomenon.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Před 11 měsíci

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @SkinGeekk
    @SkinGeekk Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is gold! And evergreen! Just like gold..

  • @davidgoat6730
    @davidgoat6730 Před 7 lety +55

    When I was watching these as a young boy, I actually thought they were serious, and not a parody!! haha

    • @waynethera2712
      @waynethera2712 Před 5 lety +20

      David Goat, sadly this is incredibly accurate.

    • @akdb6017
      @akdb6017 Před 2 lety +1

      I thought that even now too! Only after I read the comments I understood it was satire!

  • @xxMrBaldyxx
    @xxMrBaldyxx Před 7 lety +15

    This is a very well written skit. It is both sad and true.

  • @Kalenz1234
    @Kalenz1234 Před rokem +5

    I actually laughed out loud. Probably scared the neighbours. Brilliant skit.

  • @Jacquibim
    @Jacquibim Před 6 lety +7

    "Well who's advertising things that people don't need?"
    "The companies we're lending the money to"

  • @mikenelson8351
    @mikenelson8351 Před 4 lety +4

    Thanks Bruce Tonkin. This beloved pair rank beside 'Yes Minister"!

    • @pingupenguin2474
      @pingupenguin2474 Před 4 měsíci

      Bring back Yes, minister, we need its wisdom today

  • @The22on
    @The22on Před 6 lety +129

    Humor is always at its best when it's based on TRUTH. I took college courses in economics and most of what is on this video is exactly what I was taught. They're really discussing the Multiplier Effect. Every new dollar 'creates money' as it flows through the system.
    One thing I really agree with is: Don't spend money you don't have on non-essential items. I would never buy. let's say, a big screen TV unless I had $1,000 in the bank. Why? If I finance it, it will cost me at least $1,200. Why should I pay $200 more?
    By the way, I was really pissed when the American government handed a trillion dollars to Wall Street. And I'm even more pissed that the government removed regulations that would prevent it from happening again.

    • @dahlberry
      @dahlberry Před 2 lety +15

      Regulations were the cause for the skewed incentives to start with, giving rise to the subprime loan boom. Bush started a campaign called Every American Should Own a Home where banks where incentivised to give loans to people with lower credit scores(sub prime), for which a higher rate could be taken. These subprimes were an essential part of the crash.

    • @Inanedata
      @Inanedata Před rokem

      @@dahlberry ...were those the regulations the gov. took away to stop it from happening again?

    • @customerguy8581
      @customerguy8581 Před rokem +3

      But, see, therein lies the problem, because at least in America if you live like that then you will end up with either bad credit or no credit, which functionally are the same thing. In order to receive credit you must partake in the credit system and finance things on which you pay interest. It's a scam in which you inherently must pay more money than things are worth, or you are disallowed from participating in the system. I know this because I lived my life that way for many years only to realize I had apparently royally fucked up by only purchasing things that I knew I could afford.
      The crux of the issue is that to get credit you must participate in this scam, and credit is more and more being applied to things wherein you aren't even asking for financing. It's almost impossible to rent an apartment, rent a car, get a job, or any number of other things without having your credit score checked, and if it isn't high enough you are denied. It's being used as a de facto way to tell whether or not someone is a decent member of society, and I hate it.
      As part of "building up my credit" I'm going to get a "pre-paid credit card" which is where I give someone my money, and they "allow" me to spend it and pay them interest on that spending, all in the name of accruing more credit, so eventually if I give them enough interest they will allow me to participate further in the scam and get a real credit card where I can spend their money and give them interest for it.

    • @joythought
      @joythought Před rokem

      2 things: the gov made money on that money lent to bail the banks and the laws were changed to require major banks to hold more reserves which is why the major banks were in a position to buy the little banks in the recent US banking crisis. So your info isn't accurate

    • @ev6558
      @ev6558 Před 11 měsíci

      @@customerguy8581 Uhhh, sorry but this is false. You don't have to pay interest to get credit. You can get a credit card where you don't pay interest if you don't carry a balance and this will build your credit, just put stuff on it that you were gonna buy anyway and pay it off every month. Paying your utility bills builds you credit because you were "loaned" the utilities only to have to pay for them at the end of the month. When I became an adult and started living on my own I had no credit because I had never had any bills in my name or taken any loans, I always just bought used cars with cash etc. and this is how I built decent credit in just a couple years.

  • @rwags6848
    @rwags6848 Před rokem +2

    To be perfectly francis, that was clever!
    Well said Fred!

  • @boatman6865
    @boatman6865 Před 5 lety +6

    Best explanation I’ve seen for the financial crisis

  • @What_was_wrong_w_jst_our_names

    Honestly pretty solid explanation of credit debt and interest

  • @summermoon
    @summermoon Před 11 lety +8

    "Mum, Brian won't let me play with his stuff!" HAHAHA.

  • @alastairfraser9803
    @alastairfraser9803 Před 8 lety +15

    I have learned to enjoy them and now I am a regular fan.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636 Před rokem +1

    Roy and HG will always live in my heart. They gave us the comedy we needed to hear.

    • @saml1398
      @saml1398 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Roy & HG are still broadcasting their current program “bludging on the blindside” - helpfully both are still alive

    • @kingy002
      @kingy002 Před 8 měsíci

      I use to love listening to them on Triple J here in New Zealand over the internet.

  • @-Fredrick
    @-Fredrick Před 11 měsíci +270

    At the very least, I now grasp the concept of leverage. Creating wealth and financial freedom isn't as tough as many people believe. Building wealth and remaining financially stable indefinitely is a lot easier with the appropriate information. Participating in financial programs and products is the only true approach to make a high income and remain affluent indefinitely.

    • @Barbara0015
      @Barbara0015 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Most people simply enter the foreign exchange market without comprehending matters like this. The first stage in building money is determining your goals and risk tolerance, which you may do on your own or with the assistance of a financial counselor who works with a verified Finance agency. And also you can learn the facts about saving and investing and create a clear plan, you should be able to acquire financial security over time and enjoy the benefits of income management.

    • @Hoffmanluiz.
      @Hoffmanluiz. Před 11 měsíci

      You’re right! Working with a financial advisor who has worked in a solid financial firm for a long time, such as John Desmond Heppolette, will actually set you up for success in life. I'm delighted I was able to reach out to him earlier this year because while others were grumbling about the downturn in the markets due to the state of the economy, I was busy learning from him and eventually made over seven figures in the first quarter alone, which is why it's always good to join the correct community.

    • @Gladys_smith
      @Gladys_smith Před 11 měsíci

      Yeah for real, John Desmond Heppolette, is one asset manager that gives the breakdown of everything on how things are done, joining an effective financial community can be 100% beneficial when joined properly that's all I can say out of experience..

    • @c.moeller
      @c.moeller Před 11 měsíci

      Indeed he really seem to know this stuff. I found his online-page when I made a google search of his full names, read through his resume, educational background, qualifications and it was really impressive. I left him a note and booked a call session with him..

    • @andymarion
      @andymarion Před 11 měsíci

      I've been making more than six figures passively investing with John Desmond Heppolette, who showed me the right community to join and grow mv finances and I don't have to do much work. It doesn't matter if the market is crashing, I will always make returns.

  • @PotBanginEejit
    @PotBanginEejit Před 3 měsíci

    This is brilliant. They play their parts sooo well. And that ending…

  • @UselessDuckCompany
    @UselessDuckCompany Před 9 lety +564

    Well, the front fell off!

    • @kirubelabebe7960
      @kirubelabebe7960 Před 9 lety +5

      Rofl, Australian's economy front fell off

    • @troppodude
      @troppodude Před 6 lety +9

      A wave hit it.... what... at sea? Yep... 1 in a million

    • @warrenphillips69
      @warrenphillips69 Před 6 lety +4

      In the environment...

    • @iNexTTx
      @iNexTTx Před 6 lety +5

      Born Again Atheist No it’s been taken outside the Environment, it’s not in an Environment.

    • @RootedHat
      @RootedHat Před 6 lety +1

      Oh hey

  • @D0praise
    @D0praise Před rokem +2

    With this one they’ve gone right past funny to painfully truthful.

  • @cathyflorence8040
    @cathyflorence8040 Před 11 měsíci +22

    John Clarke was so clever and had a great sense of humour. He's greatly missed.

  • @fortawesome1974
    @fortawesome1974 Před 2 lety +11

    RIP my friend I will always miss your witty takes on politics that I grew up with especially in the 80's. you guys were hilarious and informative!!

  • @unclejoeoakland
    @unclejoeoakland Před 2 lety +1

    Mooooooommmm! Brian won't let me play with his stuff!

  • @MmTriplem
    @MmTriplem Před 2 lety +11

    "and you pay me interest on that?"
    "yeah, but I also charge you fees"
    "how much are the fees?"
    "the same I had to pay you in interest (so that you don't riot)"
    "well good for me ain't it?"
    This was genius man😄

  • @jimmybrad156
    @jimmybrad156 Před rokem +2

    This ages so well.

  • @angemala
    @angemala Před 11 měsíci +1

    Loved these guys' comedy skits. Always such dry humour and brilliant wit 😊

  • @Ont785
    @Ont785 Před 11 měsíci +1

    It works to always full of money to the top.
    The rest of us are allowed to have “just enough”; Hence the adjustment that happens every now and then

  • @Bleh67420
    @Bleh67420 Před rokem +3

    Me when someone says I screwed up colossally on something at work: “frankly, famously, it hasn’t been a huge success.”

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 Před 11 měsíci

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @0596daniel
    @0596daniel Před 6 lety +3

    Two satirical geniuses. Sad that there won’t be any more

  • @InstTaxSolutionsLLC
    @InstTaxSolutionsLLC Před 11 lety +4

    Overall, this is a pretty good description of how the financial system works.

  • @Si-jk4iy
    @Si-jk4iy Před 10 měsíci +3

    The beautiful irony is, now you can Afterpay (expensive credit) for Grocery Shopping....... Thereby confirming that the Financial Sector has run out of ways to screw you over......

  • @DerekArmsden
    @DerekArmsden Před 11 lety +1

    John Clarke, the bald one, is originally from New Zealand. Clarke & Dawe have been doing these short clips for decades, they air at the end of a current affairs show called 7.30 Report but they don't have a full show to themselves.

  • @guillaumesandmayer7053
    @guillaumesandmayer7053 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Utterly violent savage intellect in motion .Loved him. Please where is the second coming of this man?

  • @covercalls88
    @covercalls88 Před 11 lety

    This video should be called leveraging money. I do like these videos.

  • @mrpappageorgio8311
    @mrpappageorgio8311 Před rokem +1

    Ol Fred Dagg what a legend

  • @burtgallagher6499
    @burtgallagher6499 Před 11 měsíci

    Lmao! The last second, literally ending on his reaction to “you’re in for it!”, priceless.

  • @lachlanmcneill5488
    @lachlanmcneill5488 Před 11 měsíci +2

    14years later and its even more accurate.

  • @fuzzjunky
    @fuzzjunky Před rokem +2

    everytime that eyebrow lifts is funny and i don't even know why

  • @joleneevans5483
    @joleneevans5483 Před 3 lety +1

    This bloke is the funniest comedian from our era :)

  • @davekpghpa
    @davekpghpa Před 12 lety +9

    Great stuff!
    It's a sorry state we're in where we have to depend on comedians to teach us about our screwed up monetary policies.

  • @literaryartist1
    @literaryartist1 Před 5 lety +4

    *"You don't need to afford the things you're buying, you need to afford the interest on the money you need to borrowing in order to buy them"*
    WOW THAT SINGLE QUOTE IS POSSIBLY THE MOST CRUCIAL CONCEPT PEOPLE NEED TO GRASP!!!

    • @BuGGyBoBerl
      @BuGGyBoBerl Před 2 lety

      because?

    • @literaryartist1
      @literaryartist1 Před 2 lety

      The unfortunate truth is...in order to get far in life, as finance and economics is concerned, you need to know how to leverage money. If that concept is lost on you..well idk what else to tell you. Also, it's not numbers only as most believe. There's also an art to it.

    • @BuGGyBoBerl
      @BuGGyBoBerl Před 2 lety

      @@literaryartist1 well, i understand the logic behind that concept and im sure there are certains ways to do things to get the best results, but i also think there are major flaws and one dont have to use every trick in the book when he thinks its not right.
      This quote obviously has some truth in the current system but it also causes good amount of trouble.

    • @literaryartist1
      @literaryartist1 Před 2 lety

      @@BuGGyBoBerl True. It does has its flaws. Biggest of them is perpetual debt. But every person that has acquired wealth has done it mainly through the means of debt. The unfortunate truth is that every financial success story is in big part founded on debt. Now how far every individual person is willing to go, is up to the individual. The way I see it, the reason these billionaires keep on playing the game is out of enjoying the feeling of winning. Just my $0.02

  • @MacOne53
    @MacOne53 Před 11 měsíci

    The funniest man to come out of NZ. Thanks for the laughter, Fred.

  • @dewok2706
    @dewok2706 Před 9 měsíci +1

    this coming out in 2008 is wonderful

  • @gusm5128
    @gusm5128 Před rokem +3

    So miss John and his skits with Brian .

  • @bax6991
    @bax6991 Před 21 dnem

    I love that he says Brian every 3 sentences

  • @unggrabb
    @unggrabb Před 11 měsíci

    Brilliant. The interaction between the two, sensational

  • @TylerDurden-oy2hm
    @TylerDurden-oy2hm Před 10 měsíci +1

    ahhh Fred Dagg...bless ya mate

  • @alextupou4992
    @alextupou4992 Před 5 lety +7

    It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't so true! Bloody hilarious!

  • @coolhand1964
    @coolhand1964 Před 8 měsíci

    These guys were geniuses, able to candidly explain the futility of our lives with the darkest of dark humour.😅

  • @StudioMod
    @StudioMod Před 10 měsíci +2

    "You don't need to afford the things you're buying, Brian. You need to afford the interest on the money you need to burrow in order to buy them."
    My lord, I learned more in this single statement than I ever did in economics.

  • @MatroidX
    @MatroidX Před 14 lety +4

    @TheTrueJBV3737 Completely agree :) I have a FICO score of 827/900, which is supposedly very good, but all I've done is restricted myself to one credit card and paid my bills on time. It's not complicated, but yes, self control and education about this does seem to be lacking.
    For instance, I know people who are not yet thirty and have over $100,000 debt (about $20,000 of which is on credit cards!!) and I wonder how they ever let it get so bad...

  • @Prysewhert
    @Prysewhert Před 13 lety +3

    "- but shouldnt people be able to afford the things they buy?
    - you dont need to afford the things you buy brian. you need to afford the interest in the money you need to borrow in order to afford things"
    whoa dude

  • @GhostOfSnuffles
    @GhostOfSnuffles Před 2 lety +5

    The financial system is built to very rigorous standards and it is not normal for the front to fall off.

  • @thatdudeinasuit5422
    @thatdudeinasuit5422 Před rokem +1

    From Clark and Dawe awesome TV show.

  • @37Dionysos
    @37Dionysos Před 10 lety +4

    "Bit of a lolly-scramble, Brian!"

  • @EpicHotCheese
    @EpicHotCheese Před 11 lety +1

    If only more people watch and understand this video, the world won

  • @hgrandii
    @hgrandii Před 11 měsíci

    It's subtle how he starts with "the market will sort itself out" and ends with "I want 700 bn now"

  • @lindsaydrewe8219
    @lindsaydrewe8219 Před rokem +1

    god I loved those 2! Stopped watching the news after he died, not an ounce of fun to be had😢

  • @robynconway1286
    @robynconway1286 Před 11 měsíci +1

    So clever. Classic Australian comedians. Love it.

  • @TestarossaF110
    @TestarossaF110 Před rokem +3

    This is honestly actually really really good. I hope they show these in Econ classes.

  • @playinggames7856
    @playinggames7856 Před 4 lety +1

    oh my gosh, these are great.1:38 - "...we do hop into them a wee bit on the credit...stick the hydraulics..." rofl.

  • @denis888red
    @denis888red Před 10 měsíci

    These two are outstanding. Can't believe I hadn't discovered 'em before 🤣

  • @macalacalan1175
    @macalacalan1175 Před 10 měsíci

    Back in the days when comedy in Oz was clever and funny. Brilliant.

  • @AcadianHome
    @AcadianHome Před 12 lety +2

    great job! i just learned in 3 min how the economy really works economics 101

  • @bossdog1480
    @bossdog1480 Před rokem +1

    Fred Dagg was one of his characters when he was still in New Zealand..

  • @SilentReports
    @SilentReports Před rokem +1

    Just wow! Amazing clip!

  • @joeym5243
    @joeym5243 Před 2 lety +11

    "we charge a fee because we hold onto your money, it's secure"
    -later:
    "Do you have any money?"
    "No, we lost it all"

  • @feelincrispy7053
    @feelincrispy7053 Před 2 lety

    This should have 100million views

  • @CIARUNSITE
    @CIARUNSITE Před 2 lety +1

    By far the best of these short sketches.

    • @lamsmiley1944
      @lamsmiley1944 Před rokem +1

      You should watch “the front fell off” by these two. It’s probably their best skit

    • @CIARUNSITE
      @CIARUNSITE Před rokem +1

      @lamsmiley1944 That one is definitely good too. Think I did just about their whole playlist. I'm back to watch my favorites again lol.

  • @Aermydach
    @Aermydach Před 10 měsíci

    "Muuuum! Brian won't let me play with his stuff!"

  • @Tadesan
    @Tadesan Před 6 lety

    Oh my god.
    I want to move to Australia!
    I love you blokes!!!!!!!!

  • @WarriorOfTheLostLand
    @WarriorOfTheLostLand Před rokem +1

    I remember always watching this as a kid.

  • @redreuben5260
    @redreuben5260 Před 3 lety +1

    My my haven’t timed changed, when I first applied for a loan I virtually had to prove I didn’t need it.
    Now they lend money on a promise.

  • @johnnyberg3979
    @johnnyberg3979 Před 11 měsíci

    Every time he says "Brian", have a swig of beer. In this 2:41 clip I finished off a 6 pack