January 8, 2014

Inequality for All (2013)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2215151/

Carrying on from The Corporation, Inside Job, and The Smartest Guys in the Room, this smart documentary gives an insider's perspective on how the 1%-ers got there and what they're up to. The day is interesting and well presented, but strangely it doesn't feel as revelatory or shocking as the earlier entries in this canon. Still, a quiet call to action or smart reminder to keep paying attention is not unwelcome. A particular interesting point was the confluence of the outrage of the Occupy Movement and the Tea Party, both initiated by the 2007 recession. Both driven to rally and yell at one another about the same thing: the influence of government on the economy. Also interesting to me was the commentary about unions and their relevancy and importance in today's economy.

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