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No securities, no stocks, no bonds. Nothin' but a miserable little $500 equity in a life insurance policy. You're worth more dead than alive.
— Mr. Potter ‧ It's a Wonderful Life
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An editorial interpretation.
This is a cold, mocking appraisal of someone's finances. The speaker lists what the listener lacks, no securities, stocks, or bonds, and points to a small life insurance equity. The bitter conclusion is that the person is worth more dead than alive, judging a life purely in money.
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