I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased internat...
I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) helps demystify the nation's financial practices and policies. The film follows former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America's unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens. With surgical precision, Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America's current economic situation. The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations. Creadon uses candid interviews and his featured subjects include Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O'Neill, Robert Rubin, and Paul Volcker, along with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's own David Walker and Bob Bixby of the Concord Coalition, a Foundation grantee. Pointedly topical and consummately nonpartisan, I.O.U.S.A. drives home the message that the only time for America's financial future is now.
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I think a lot of older individuals think that the budget deficit will only be an issue for their children but they do not realize that that deficit spending will impact the value of the dollar and therefore their retirment savings as well as any social security benefits they might receive. The video needed to make it more evident that deficit spending will affect older individuals through a decline in purchasing power or their 401k or IRAs because as the dollar bleeds, so will their nest egg.
Garko is right! This movie although having its merits, doesn't even touch on who is behind this fiat currency and what put us in that situation. This movie is a sham response to "Freedom to Fascism" or Zeitgeist. Don't be fooled that this movie is doing some good because they are quoting Greenspan out of all people! Greenspan was the main architect of the decline of the U.S.!
I Love Ron Paul but we need him running the FEDeral Reserve
Chuck Baldwin President Bob Barr VP Duncan Hunter Sec. of State Ron Paul Federal Reserve Sheriff Joe Arpaio Department of Homeland Security Tom Tancredo Sec. of the Interior
United We Stand ... Divided We Fall... this is a Win / Win / Win / Win / Win / Win, Landslide Ticket
Draft Ron Paul at the Republican Convention, he has the answers. The answers are truth, common sense and the Constitution of the USA. The only other solution is violent revolution. WOLVERINES!!!
the solution is not violent revolution.. not yet anyway. let's see if Obama can make anything happen. i know one man can't fix all our problems, but maybe he can put a significant dent into them.
This is because the Republicrat party controls all political discussion in this country. They pit the nation against itself so that you feel obligated to vote for the lesser of two evils.
Now we have two equally evil candidates running president, McCain and Obama. Neither of them even care about the deficit or this nation.
I don't like all of Bob Barr's policies but right now he is our only hope if you love this great nation. If you love the Constitution do NOT vote Republicrat.
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This movie although having its merits, doesn't even touch on who is behind this fiat currency and what put us in that situation. This movie is a sham response to "Freedom to Fascism" or Zeitgeist. Don't be fooled that this movie is doing some good because they are quoting Greenspan out of all people! Greenspan was the main architect of the decline of the U.S.!
Chuck Baldwin President
Bob Barr VP
Duncan Hunter Sec. of State
Ron Paul Federal Reserve
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Department of Homeland Security
Tom Tancredo Sec. of the Interior
United We Stand ... Divided We Fall... this is a Win / Win / Win / Win / Win / Win, Landslide Ticket
The only other solution is violent revolution. WOLVERINES!!!
Now we have two equally evil candidates running president, McCain and Obama. Neither of them even care about the deficit or this nation.
I don't like all of Bob Barr's policies but right now he is our only hope if you love this great nation. If you love the Constitution do NOT vote Republicrat.