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Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains the true definition of “preferred customer” and tells us why the poor are getting poorer while the rich keep getting richer. Hilarious, shocking and incisive, Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare which is all too real for most of us. Great for college students.
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Good movie, I rented this over the weekend, while it is one sided, it does expose the gross abuse of the Credit Card companies.
Of course the consumer shares the blame, but that can easily be another documentary.
It amazes me how people still casually overlook the true cause of all of this. Their own greed and wanting “stuff” to bolster their identity (The word identity originates from the word Edem, which means “To make same”). We learn that we need things to make ourselves happy, this cannot be done outside of ourselves.
So, the CC companies may be there, but to call them preditory to me is a stretch. A preditor cannot be a preditor without a prey…who in this case, is NOT an innocent victim.
he probably meant 96,000 and his inability to distinguish 96,000 from 960,000 didn’t help his judgment when using these credit cards did it?
REVOLUTION TODAY! Lets get organized, save people like us, kill who gets in our way, prosecute the others, and make this a better country and world. It just takes us, lets get on it!!!
This movie actually made me cry today. It angers me as a consumer but it also inspires me to go into credit/loan situations defensively. It’s sickening how debt can be capitalized on…arming yourself with knowledge is the first step to avoiding becoming a victim.
‘W’ promised tax cuts. He kept his promise and arranged tax cuts almost 2x 700 billion dollars. Now he bags to give it back to ’save the nation’.
‘W’ also made a law that allowed mortgages taken by people who could not afford them.
Then he urged the people to spend money, so the economy looked better than it was.
Then Alan Greenspan (FED) said there was NO housing bubble and not to worry.
This was known for years. But US media are controlled by crooks.
There’s more involved than preditor loans.
You guys need to check out Dave Ramsey! He is awesome!
First of all how in the world did you get $960,000 in credit card debt? Second of all, you need to cut up all of your credit cards, file for bankruptcy and get a second or third job.
Get the education you need to make a higher wage. And declare bankruptcy- it’s probably your only way out at this point. Unless you expect a major money gift to come your way soon. just my opinion…
I have $960000 in credit card debt and I only make 9.00/hr. Any ideas?
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not all collectors are like this. i myself am a collector for a big comapany most of you know as GE. although i only collect the early stage, we treat our customers with total respect and we try to work something out without harassment.
Don’t you realise that “paying the minimum until I get a good job” is exactly how most people start the downward spiral into debt?
and only on the internet are you immune from getting your *** kicked by any of the above, right?
for a great credit card deal, check out VISAcard,ca
When is it coming out?
How many more horror stories are really out there I wonder?
i don’t think anyone in the working middle class could afford to distribute the film, didn’t you watch it?
Ha ha… Elliot Spitzer put’n down credit cards! We know why now! This movie is Ironic in that the company who distributes this movie is owned by mega rich sports czar Mark Cuban, a man who has huge investments in credit card companies! It just never ends people. Give up.
Unreal they would give a mentaly reatarded person 30,000 dollars in credit. Welcome to the USA the most money loving country on the face of the earth
Because I live in the United States of America. I can say/write almost anything I want. ******. ****. *****. Porch Monkey. Beaner. ****. You get the idea…
Just a question; why do you disrespect yourself with that name?
Ooops. Sorry.
The thing is that people say “it is safer to have a big SUV” but it really is not. If we all had small cars, they would not be unsafe. But when you have a small car and everyone has a big one, you feel unsafe. Japanese have car that give you 45 miles per gallon. Europe about the same. But here people say “I dont gonna let anyone change my life style.”
I always say to my wife, even if I am rich I gonna have an Honda. Because I dont want to spend my fortune on gas.
Brother, no sister.