In Debt We Trust

"In Debt We Trust is a sort of economics lesson meets Supersize Me... the facts Schechter sprinkles throughout are mind-boggling... Come to think of it, Schechter has created about as sexy a film as possible on the topic of consumer debt."

"...A frightening portrait of debt out of control, with skilled film making, and an effective mix of interviews with experts who proffer very explicit opinions about the danger of the present economic situation and segments reporting on activists and individuals who themselves have been adversely affected by consumer debt. The documentary is eerily prescient when addressing the devastating potential of a widespread failure of over-extended consumers to maintain their mortgage payments - the high-risk mortgage loan bubble that has since burst. Recommended for individual or class viewing for high school through college students. While the film as a whole is directed toward economics, business, and political science courses at the college level (or for social studies or current events classes at the high school level), individual segments also could be useful in generating discussion in other subject areas. For example, several segments touch on the prevalence of particularly predatory activities (e.g., "payday loans", rent-to-own, check-cashing, tax-rebate) on poor and minority areas and might be appropriate for use in sociology, urban affairs, or multicultural courses."