The Personal Economic Crisis

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Two amazing videos about

consumerism and debt have eroded our personal and spiritual wealth in exchange

for stuff. These were made prior to the economic crisis.

 

THE OVERSPENT AMERICAN: A

fascinating examination of what Juliet Schor calls " the new

consumerism " -- a national phenomenon of relentless upscale spending that

is reshaping identity and redefining what it means to be happy and successful.

The film raises serious questions about the impact of commercial media on our

lives, and about the financial and social costs of our endless search for

identity and satisfaction through spending. 32 minutes http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action & key=116 & template=PDGCommTemplates/HTN/Item_Preview.html

 

 

 

In Debt we Trust: This

hard-hitting documentary investigates why so many Americans - college and high

school students in particular - are being strangled by debt. Zeroing in on how

the mall has replaced the factory as America's dominant economic engine,

Emmy Award-winning producer Danny Schechter shows how college students are

being forced to pay higher interest on loans while graduating, on average, with

more than $20,000 in consumer debt.

http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action & key=133 & template=PDGCommTemplates/HTN/Item_Preview.html

 

 

“Money

never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants.

Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.” Ben Franklin

 

“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not

replace you as the driver.” Ann Rand

 

 

“Don't tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your

money and I'll tell you what they are.” James

Frick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erika Sotirakos

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Email: ERIKA.T.SOTIRAKOS

 

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