In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts
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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.
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Edited by Anders BramsenShot by Gary Griffin
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15 unique people credited
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Lou Cherico
as Self - Former Prosecutor
Mildred Brown
as Self - Representative for ACORN
George W Bush
as Self
Nina Adams
as Self
David Aguilar
as Self - Entrepreneur
Roy Barnes
as Self - Former Governor of Georgia
Steve Barnett
as Self - Former Credit Card Executive
Tracy Berry
as Self
Michelle Best
as Self
Lorraine Bracco
as Self
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