Life on the Edge of a Bubble (The Many Ways of Economic Collapse)

Life on the Edge of a Bubble is a heart pounding amusement park ride through the never-ending sequence of intoxicating manias and inflationary bubbles culminating in devestating panics and crashes since the inception of the great American experiment. Although we rarely consider our financial system an experiment, changes in the monetary games we have played undermine the integrity of the political system.

Life on the Edge of a Bubble challenges the prevailing view of the sudden, unforeseeable and unique nature of the crisis by bringing to light the unfamiliar historical pattern; in fact, each generation has found itself precariously perched on the edge of a bubble. While the media focuses on symptoms, this film addresses the root causes that politicians, lobbyists and corporate executives conveniently avoid. The pattern unfolds for the viewer in an entertaining and accessible blend of archival footage, historical vignettes, and snapshots of current events, revealing the story in a sometimes irreverent, often surprising manner.

Almost every 20 years since our nation's inception, each generation finds itself living on the edge of a bubble. Rising prices of real estate, stock, bonds, and commodities lure us to borrow our way to prosperity. However, our current crisis is not unique. Ride along as we uncover the real invisible hand operating this roller coaster, tempting us with hope as we climb the ladder of the American Dream, seemingly placed within our grasp, only to plunge helplessly as we watch it disappear beneath tidal waves of toxic debt. Is there hope that we can end the perpetual cycle, and in so doing secure the blessings of liberty and the promotion of general for everyone?

To be remembered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXo28Pbx_Cs

Number of files: 1
Run time: 1 hour, 42 minutes
Video codec: xvid, 767 kbps, 720x486, 4:3, 30 fps
Audio codec: mp3, 96 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo, cbr
Source: DVD (NTSC, 4:3)