Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/31/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG for some thematic elements Running Time 1 hour 25 minutes Genre Documentary Director Patrick Creadon Writer Patrick Creadon, Christine O'Malley, Addison Wiggin Cast Studio Roadside Attraction |
IOUSA (2008)
SYNOPSIS
I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national
debt and its consequences for the United States and
its citizens. As the Baby Boomer generation prepares
to retire, will there even be any Social Security benefits
left to collect? 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 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.
-©Roadside Attraction
I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national
debt and its consequences for the United States and
its citizens. As the Baby Boomer generation prepares
to retire, will there even be any Social Security benefits
left to collect? 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 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.
-©Roadside Attraction
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