Seriously, the problem with the movie is that George Bailey engages in the same kind of slipshod lending practices Congress pressured the banks to engage in in the 1990s. And we know where that led. But Bailey is treated like a hero. He really is little more than a human doormat with everyone’s footprints all over him.
>>Seriously, the problem with the movie is that George Bailey engages in the same kind of slipshod lending practices Congress pressured the banks to engage in in the 1990s. And we know where that led. But Bailey is treated like a hero.<<
Um, no.
Everyone that the Savings and Loan is lending to has jobs. Martini even has his own business.
Pay attention to the backgrounds and you will see the whole story. He is a hero. Perhaps you don’t know what it’s like to live in company owned homes. My grandparents did. When someone gave them a hand up, they worked like dogs to keep what they had earned.
It was a different time back then.
Come on!
When things went haywire George Baily bailed his bank out with his OWN money!
His own risk.