[Cliff and Theo are discussing Theo's grades and his possible future]
You graduate from High school; let's say you just slide by. Now you gotta find a job. Now what kind of salary do you expect for a regular person?
Uhh, $250 a week.
Sit down. [giving Theo Monopoly money] I'm gonna give you $300 a week. Yes indeed. $300 a week, $1200 dollars a month.
Great! I'll take it!
Yes you will, and I will take [takes some of the money] $350 for taxes.
Whoa!
Uh, yeah. You see, the government comes for the regular people first. Now how much does that leave you with?
$850.
All right. Now you have got to have an apartment, because you are not going to live here. [taking more money] So an apartment in Manhattan will run you at least $400 a month.
I'll live in New Jersey. [takes back $200]
All right, you live in New Jersey, you've got to have a car. [takes $300]
I'll ride a motorbike. [takes back $100]
You need a helmet. [Cliff takes $50] Figure $100 a month for clothes and shoes. [takes $100]
Figure $200 a month, I want to look good! [give Cliff $100]
So what's that leave you with?
$200. So, no problem!
There is a problem, you haven't eaten yet! [Cliff takes $100]
I can get by on baloney and cereal. [takes back $100] So I've got everything under control PLUS $200 left for the month.
You plan to have a girlfriend?
For sure.
[Cliff takes the remaining $200]
[pointing at Theo's empty hand] Regular people.
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