One Percent Madness

 This documentary is eye-opening not so much for the data it presents, but for the callous, inhumane & degenerate mind-set that maintains amongst members of the wealthy.This film was produced before the financial meltdown of 2008, but the observations, testimonials & prescient analyses are on the money. Edward Wolff (NYU Prof. of Economics) for example, predicted the Occupy Wall Street protests about 16 minutes into this film when he stated that the sense of frustration amongst the working class within the US does not rule out outright rebellion similar to the ones that have taken place in underdeveloped countries.

This film impressively highlights the growing "wealth gap" in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson,  heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Johnson also  produced the HBO documentary Born Rich which earned him a  Emmy-nomination. He does a great job in humanizing the cold, statistical data that we hear often & allows us to share in the misery of the dispossessed.  By the end of the film, the desire to resist the dark forces that are bent on keeping things chugging along the crooked tracks til Kingdom Come, takes hold--Be the resistance!


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