Should you watch Inequality for All?
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Inequality for All
Documentary · 2013
Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.
The sides of Inequality for All
- Robert Reich explaining the income gap
- A former Labor Secretary's own story
- Investors from the top 1% who agree with him
Inequality for All is good for you if…
- you want the American wealth gap explained in plain terms.
- you like asking who the economy really works for.
- you enjoy Robert Reich himself, funny and warm in front of his students.
Inequality for All is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes at a lecture with a mission.
- you need a story that moves, not charts and a classroom.
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