I.O.U.S.A.
2008 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,950 VOTES · DIR. Patrick Creadon
Overview
With the country's debt growing out of control, Americans by and large are unaware of the looming financial crisis. This documentary examines several of the ways America can get its economy back on the right track. In addition to looking at the federal deficit and trade deficit, the film also closely explores the challenges of funding national entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,008 lines
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00:00:15 I would argue that the most serious threat to the United States
00:03:21 And he's not a lump.
00:05:51 I'm Robert Bixby, the executive director of the Concord Coalition.
00:08:44 How can this be happening to the richest country in the world?
00:12:06 America was becoming addicted to debt.
00:15:19 Which is quite a bit money.
00:18:59 The spending for those programs under current rules will rise very rapidly over the next few years
00:21:21 I mean, this situation is comparable to my parents incurring serious credit card debt
00:24:08 And I'm sure we'll get some moderate play in the news
00:27:19 This is why I developed this unique program managing your debt.
00:29:43 Who have more leverage on us. We have less leverage on them.
00:32:15 This is a very serious problem
00:35:07 And he had to take truly courageous action and he did.
00:38:22 My only child is a college graduate
00:40:40 And he's nuts! They are nuts!
00:43:05 If you ordered now, you'll also receive "Seriously, if you don't have the money, don't buy it"
00:46:08 But at some point I max out.
00:48:59 Our low personal savings rate and large trade deficits
00:54:05 We're giving it to China, to India, to all the other nations of the world to produce our goods
00:58:12 Does that give American president the flexibility to make foreign policy decisions
01:03:24 that's reserved for the secretary of the Treasury
01:06:25 American people don't have any money in this government
01:09:53 As the baby-boomer retire in large numbers, this tidal wave of spending will reach our shores
01:13:25 I think that there was tremendous opportunity whoever is the next president
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,008
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:13:25
Production Record
DirectorPatrick Creadon
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,950