Saving Capitalism

2017 "A nation divided by the bottom line."
6.8| 1h13m| en
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Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich meets with Americans from all walks of life as he chronicles a seismic shift in the nation's economy.

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PodBill Just what I expected
FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Ersbel Oraph This is not a documentary. It was labeled as documentary for the lack of a better term. It is a long advertorial. And if you are convinced you can buy, of course. A short white old man talking about his short white old point of view. Of course, this is not Al Gore or Leo DiCaprio, but he still has a good life with his sermons. A white bearded Mighty Mouse to save his flavor of capitalism. At least putting his underwear over his custom made pants would have made him more interesting.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch
billking6666 He acts as though our country is in the greatest crisis since the Great Depression, but it isn't. He left out the Vietnam War, the recession of 1978 to 1982, the S&L bailout of the late 1980's, the dot com bubble burst of the 1990's, the nonstop wars after 911, up until 2007 meltdown of the housing bubble. He did manage to mention that last crisis and how, as always, the rich got richer. He also had the balls to badmouth the Clintons, even though he introduced them to each other and was their Secretary of Labor during Bill's administration. He compared Sanders to Trump as being to only 2 options, but without any clear path he expected from either. One thing he did say that I liked was "How will today's kids, who become leaders, know how to run the country without the experience of a better era to gauge it by?" He not only forgets 90% of what is wrong with this country (crime?/riots?/Cop Killings?), but offers NO SOLUTIONS. Then he tells us he thinks we will somehow come out smelling like a rose and does a happy dance. Not worth the watch.
john in missouri How our government and our economy work have a profound impact on every American family. Over the past 40 years, we've gone from being a society in which our gains were broadly shared, to being one in which a few privileged elites get the lion's share of any progress we make.We're producing twice as much wealth -- PER PERSON -- as we were in the mid 1970's. Sadly, much of this wealth has been hijacked and redirected to the wealthiest and most powerful among us. In this film, Robert Reich explains, pretty clearly, how and why this has happened.If you don't understand exactly what's happened -- and what's CONTINUING to happen -- then you need to see this film. Yes, it's a documentary. Documentaries aren't as exciting as the latest big box-office smash hit. But even if you need to watch it in pieces, watch it. Because our very future is at stake, and understanding where we are at is key to preserving or regaining it.Others have rightly noted that Reich doesn't present a lot of solutions here. "Get involved" is a bit simplistic, but still, it's the first step. And a very necessary one.One step forward that I would recommend would be to connect with an organization called "Represent Us" (you can find them on the web.) In spite of the lack of "action steps," I give this a 10 out of 10 for the importance of raising people's awareness of how our system is rigged. We can't move forward if we don't know what the game is.
bettycjung 11/24/17. This is the pundit everyone should listen to. Really. There are too many talking heads spewing hot air, but Reich is the modern day Citizen Renaissance Man. He's got the economy covered like the way it should be covered. Just like the fear of math holds back many people from better paying jobs, the fear of economics holds back most people from admitting their ignorance and thus lure them into losing their nest eggs to unscrupulous money managers, financial planners, etc. And, don't forget who is pulling back on regulating these people from unethical practices. Sad to say, Reich is the modern day Cassandra warning of impending doom while people are ignoring his insight as political propaganda. It is not. It is straight talk. Entities that make the money do not need to be bailed out. While they are being bailed out, it is the working people who suffer the most. Do you really think that when corporations get a tax break that the money they save from having to pay taxes will be plowed back into their companies so more jobs will be created? Think again. AI and robots are just around the corner to take over jobs that can be easily automated. That's where the money is going to go, if it goes back to the company and their workers at all. When the working people start to realize this, then perhaps we can realistically address the inequities and inequalities that are continually supported by people who make all the money and want to keep it that way.

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