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Clips from American Auto - Millbank, IA (S01E01)

Maybe keep it locked, though. That's--

"Maybe keep it locked, though. That's--"

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I'll say it.

"I'll say it."

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We have to move the factory.

"We have to move the factory."

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We're trying to make a $10,000 car.

"We're trying to make a $10,000 car."

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If we relocate, we could put the money we save on labor

"If we relocate, we could put the money we save on labor"

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into things like, I don't know,

"into things like, I don't know,"

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brakes that work and engines that don't explode.

"brakes that work and engines that don't explode."

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And would not that be nice?

"And would not that be nice?"

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Right, for sure.

"Right, for sure."

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But Millbank is good too. Lots of opportunities here.

"But Millbank is good too. Lots of opportunities here."

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At worst, I'm on the fence, at worst.

"At worst, I'm on the fence, at worst."

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But think about the optics if we pull out.

"But think about the optics if we pull out."

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Ah! "Pull out!"

"Ah! "Pull out!""

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Come on, she--it's a layup.

"Come on, she--it's a layup."

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The headline will read,

"The headline will read,"

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"Payne abandons desperate American town."

""Payne abandons desperate American town.""

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I mean, but what is America really

"I mean, but what is America really"

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when you think about it? You know, is it a place?

"when you think about it? You know, is it a place?"

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Is it--is it confined by--by borders?

"Is it--is it confined by--by borders?"

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Hell yeah, USA!

"Hell yeah, USA!"

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Okay, hold on, hold on.

"Okay, hold on, hold on."

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I was--wait for me to get where I was going with--

"I was--wait for me to get where I was going with--"

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I lost it. Sorry.

"I lost it. Sorry."

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This is the kind of thing that hurts your image.

"This is the kind of thing that hurts your image."

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And morally, what about the human rights abuses?

"And morally, what about the human rights abuses?"

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Do we really wanna support that kind of government?

"Do we really wanna support that kind of government?"

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Yes, okay, but if the government

"Yes, okay, but if the government"

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even is doing anything bad--

"even is doing anything bad--"

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And Gene was very strong in convincing that they weren't.

"And Gene was very strong in convincing that they weren't."

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That part is out of our control.

"That part is out of our control."

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So the citizens over there can either be oppressed

"So the citizens over there can either be oppressed"

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or be oppressed with jobs that pay well,

"or be oppressed with jobs that pay well,"

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by Bolvarian standards.

"by Bolvarian standards."

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I mean, that is kind of hard to argue with.

"I mean, that is kind of hard to argue with."

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It really does make sense.

"It really does make sense."

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So you're okay just screwing over

"So you're okay just screwing over"

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all these families?

"all these families?"

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I'm--I'm sorry, and maybe I'm out of line,

"I'm--I'm sorry, and maybe I'm out of line,"

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but you wanted me to be the voice of the workers.

"but you wanted me to be the voice of the workers."

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So that's exactly what I'm being.

"So that's exactly what I'm being."

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I know firsthand how important these jobs are

"I know firsthand how important these jobs are"

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to these families. They're depending on us.

"to these families. They're depending on us."

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Very well said, Jack.

"Very well said, Jack."

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Plus, we should keep in mind the ripple effect

"Plus, we should keep in mind the ripple effect"

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that this would have on people

"that this would have on people"

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who have invested in the local economy.

"who have invested in the local economy."

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Yeah, everyone's keeping that in mind.

"Yeah, everyone's keeping that in mind."

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Cool. Good.

"Cool. Good."

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I get that this is personal for you.

"I get that this is personal for you."

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But tell me, is an American's life

"But tell me, is an American's life"

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worth more than a foreigner's life to you?

"worth more than a foreigner's life to you?"

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- No, that's-- - That's a tough look, man.

"- No, that's-- - That's a tough look, man."

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No matter what we do, certain people will benefit

"No matter what we do, certain people will benefit"

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and certain people will get hurt.

"and certain people will get hurt."

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I'd say it's zero sum

"I'd say it's zero sum"

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except for one option benefits the company

"except for one option benefits the company"

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which if you think about it,

"which if you think about it,"

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it's kind of the point of our jobs.

"it's kind of the point of our jobs."

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Wow.

"Wow."

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Big change of plans for Millbank

"Big change of plans for Millbank"

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and its community leaders and business owners.

"and its community leaders and business owners."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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So we do have to put out a statement at some point.

"So we do have to put out a statement at some point."

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Do we just say it was a financial decision?

"Do we just say it was a financial decision?"

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Ugh, isn't there a better way to frame it?

"Ugh, isn't there a better way to frame it?"

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I mean, we're just gonna sound like some heartless corporation

"I mean, we're just gonna sound like some heartless corporation"

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that only cares about the bottom line.

"that only cares about the bottom line."

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[chuckles] Now why would they think that?

"[chuckles] Now why would they think that?"

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Sorry.

"Sorry."

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I'm not happy about it either.

"I'm not happy about it either."

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I mean, I was just getting used to being the hero.

"I mean, I was just getting used to being the hero."

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Now, everybody here is gonna hate my guts.

"Now, everybody here is gonna hate my guts."

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Everyone loves you, ma'am.

"Everyone loves you, ma'am."

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Oh, thank you so much, sir!

"Oh, thank you so much, sir!"

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We are having a private meeting back here though, so--

"We are having a private meeting back here though, so--"

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Shouldn't a business van come with some sort of divider wall?

"Shouldn't a business van come with some sort of divider wall?"

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You know what? Get that idea down, Cyrus.

"You know what? Get that idea down, Cyrus."

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That's good.

"That's good."

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You want me to write down "wall?"

"You want me to write down "wall?""

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- "Divider wall." - Got it.

"- "Divider wall." - Got it."

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I'm just not sure how else to frame it.

"I'm just not sure how else to frame it."

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I mean, now that everyone's jobs are going away,

"I mean, now that everyone's jobs are going away,"

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they'll have more time for hobbies?

"they'll have more time for hobbies?"

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It'll be better for the environment.

"It'll be better for the environment."

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If you saw all the hoops we had to jump through

"If you saw all the hoops we had to jump through"

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to open the factory in the first place.

"to open the factory in the first place."

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Groundwater surveys, carbon capture certs.

"Groundwater surveys, carbon capture certs."

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It's a miracle they haven't backed out already.

"It's a miracle they haven't backed out already."

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Wait, what do you mean by backed out?

"Wait, what do you mean by backed out?"

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They can ask us to leave?

"They can ask us to leave?"

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Yeah, I mean, yeah, if they wanted.

"Yeah, I mean, yeah, if they wanted."

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We had to persuade them

"We had to persuade them"

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we'd be "good environmental partners."

"we'd be "good environmental partners.""

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Oh, well, let's un-persuade them.

"Oh, well, let's un-persuade them."

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Let it get out that

"Let it get out that"

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we might not be as eco-friendly as we said, you know.

"we might not be as eco-friendly as we said, you know."

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I mean, that way we're not leaving them,

"I mean, that way we're not leaving them,"

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they're leaving us.

"they're leaving us."

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So basically, you want us to be

"So basically, you want us to be"

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the girl who's so chicken [bleep]

"the girl who's so chicken [bleep]"

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breaking up with her boyfriend that would just rather

"breaking up with her boyfriend that would just rather"

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act toxic and make him dump us?

"act toxic and make him dump us?"

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Exactly, that is a great way of putting it.

"Exactly, that is a great way of putting it."

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Thank you so much, Sadie.

"Thank you so much, Sadie."

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All right, people, let's get toxic!

"All right, people, let's get toxic!"

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Oh, yeah, that's a little on the nose, Wesley,

"Oh, yeah, that's a little on the nose, Wesley,"

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but great idea.

"but great idea."

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What? I didn't get any of that.

"What? I didn't get any of that."

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I'm listening to Maron.

"I'm listening to Maron."

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He's in one of his moods.

"He's in one of his moods."

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Katherine Hastings, Tom Harper.

"Katherine Hastings, Tom Harper."

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Welcome to the great state of Iowa.

"Welcome to the great state of Iowa."

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Governor Harper, what a pleasure.

"Governor Harper, what a pleasure."

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It is a beautiful state.

"It is a beautiful state."

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Well, you know, there's an old legend

"Well, you know, there's an old legend"

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that the word Iowa comes from the Native word

"that the word Iowa comes from the Native word"

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for "beautiful." - Well, that is apt.

"for "beautiful." - Well, that is apt."

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That is very, very apt because it is a beautiful,

"That is very, very apt because it is a beautiful,"

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pristine piece of land.

"pristine piece of land."

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I mean, you should see some of the areas

"I mean, you should see some of the areas"

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