In this hard-hitting but humorous documentary, director Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny percentage of Americans who control nearly half the wealth of the U.S. Johnson's thesis is that this wealth in the hands of so few people is a danger to our very way of life. Johnson captures his story through personal interviews with Robert Reich, Adnan Khashoggi, Bill Gates Sr., and Steve Forbes, during which both Johnson's and his subjects' knowledge and humor shine. And he's not afraid to butt heads with Milton Friedman, the economist who coined the term "the trickledown effect." He also shows how the other half lives, using real-world examples of the wealth gap: he takes a tour of a dilapidated housing project in Chicago, rides around with an enlightened taxi driver, and sees the human toll of the unfair economics of the Florida sugar industry..
| IMDB Rating | 6.7 out of 10 |
| Director | Jamie Johnson |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Release Date | 29 April 2006 |
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| Runtime(min) | 98 |
| Language | English |
| Actors | Nicole Buffet, Steve Forbes, Cody Franchetti, Milton Friedman, Bill Gates Sr., Eddie Bernice Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Adnan Khashoggi, John Lewis, Ralph Nader, Larry Noble, Kevin Phillips, Robert Reich |
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