IN DEBT WE TRUST started out to be a film about what I thought were other people's problems. I came to realize how deeply they affect me as well. The experience of making this film has led me to understand how many ways policies and practices are tied to a growing national debt burden and have an impact on my personal finances. Even as a former network journalist and long-time investigative reporter, I was shocked and outraged when I started probing the roots of these issues. Over the years, documentaries have helped prompt a national discourse on many issues. That's my hope for IN DEBT WE TRUST, which weave tried to make compelling viewing in a spirited style. Many at the TV news networks whom I have worked with over the years say you can't cover complex issues, especially on economic questions, because "the dismal science" is boring and a turn-off. My film is out to prove them wrong. The American public needs to know why debt has become "the enemy," in the words of one of the people we interviewed. All Americans need to know what we can do about it."
IN DEBT WE TRUST started out to be a film about what I thought were other people's problems. I came ...
