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Comedy Video: The Internets Celebrities - Checkmate |
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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Internets Celebrities "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.
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.
"Let me show you what they do. When I come here and I cash my check, boom. My check for $250, I give them fours bucks and twenty five cents of that. I know what you're saying - that's $4.25 out of a $250 check. That's a lot of money..."
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