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In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts

In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2007

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

61%

Original Title

In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts

Director

Danny Schechter

Description

Emmy-winning journalist Danny Schechter investigates America's mounting debt crisis in this latest hard-hitting expose. The film reveals the unknown cabal of credit card companies, lobbyists, media conglomerates and the Bush administration itself who have colluded to deregulate the lending industry, ensuring that a culture of credit dependency can flourish. Schechter exposes the hidden financial and political complex that allows the lowest wage earners to indebt themselves so heavily that even house repossessions are commonplace.