Capitalism: a Love Story

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AnneMarie Bernhardt Assignment 1: Capitalism: a love story (summary) ECON 414 Dr. Sawani Capitalism: a love story summary As the title of the documentary describes, this film was about capitalism in the United States. The film talked about how the United States economy used to be, how it is now, what could happen, and how it all came about. Different political parties were represented in this film but I think that it was definitely leaning more towards a liberal or democratic standpoint. The beginning of the movie seemed light-hearted and was poking fun at Americans. When I saw the montage of robberies, I thought to myself, “yes, sometimes I feel like I’m being robbed by my own government.” It was a good way to get the viewer hooked into the film. This film was very informative for me. I enjoyed learning about capitalism in a more fun way than just reading it from a textbook. However, there were several parts of the film that made me feel like our country’s economy is going to drop off into an abyss. It was a little depressing. I feel like I’m just one small person, that can’t make a change in this corrupt system. 5 things I agree with: 1. Capitalism was in a much better place after World War II than in current conditions, which is mainly because of the external influence by major corporations. 2. Because of the government’s lack of knowledge or lack of care to what happened with the money, the bailouts of 2008 weren’t used how they were originally planned for. The money was used to pay top executives instead of actually bailing the company out. 3. Labor unions have really diminished over the years. The government needs to stop taking bribes from people simply because of their financial status and get the capitalism issue in the United States under control. 4. The middle class is becoming a thing of the past. The rich are getting

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