Movie #331 ........................."Maxed Out"

Movie #331 "Maxed Out" was an interesting documentary on the credit card system, and it kept drumming into the audience's head that the credit card companies do not like people like me, who pay our bills. They would prefer that all people owe them until they are in the grave. The only way to get out of paying is bankr uptcy, and there are so many problems with that, but that doesn't stop a ton of people that are declaring that. I really had no idea that I was in a minority now, and the majority of the world pays fees to keep their credits cards. The film supported the idea that there is no longer really a middle class --- if you pay your bills, you are in the upper class and if you don't, you are in the lower, and that's that! The movie also brought out how the big credit card institutions are treating this all like a drug war, feeding off of our young --- that they want those new college kids to apply for card after card, and there were some sad stories about kids who have committed suicide rather than pay their exorbitant credit card bills. My one complaint in the film is that it didn't explain well enough some of the terms it used ------- I wanted more information! I guess I'll seek it in other documentaries on the subject!




You rated this movie: 3.0
Maxed Out
(2006) NR
With sobering facts, this thought-provoking documentary unveils the consequences of Americans' collective addiction to plastic debt -- including its contribution to the vanishing of a once-robust middle class. Investigating personal debt, the U.S. government's out-of-control national debt and those who prey on the poor, this film explores the staggering financial burden people live with every day, which has driven some to extreme action.

Genre:Social & Cultural Documentaries, Political Documentaries
Format:DVD and streaming