The documentary film Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve is a critical evaluation of the policies pursued by the US Federal Reserve over the years.. MONEY FOR NOTHING is a feature-length documentary about the Federal Reserve – made by a Team of AFI, Sundance, and Academy Award winners – that seeks to unveil America’s central bank and its impact on our economy and our society. |
Money For Nothing lacks the rush of Rush, but you still might find your pulse racing and your blood boiling by the film's end. The film makes it clear that William Martin, like so many others during LBJ’s tenure, relented to the President’s demands and made no such change to the nation’s growing money supply.Eventually, however, the United States could no longer keep its word in pegging the US dollar to the Gold Standard. It is what it is, as Bill Belichick (that gridiron Ben Bernanke) would say, bluntly informing what the movie is about. | September 19, 2013 To make matters worse, Congress gave the Fed sole authority to regulate housing markets and those companies issuing loans, which the Fed did not act to regulate.The film explains how The Fed responded when Greenspan retired after an unprecedented 5 terms and Ben Bernanke took reigns — through unprecedented action of bailouts and quantative easing.At one point during the mid-2000s, the film cuts to Brooksly Born, Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission testifying to Congress on the need to regulate some new derivative markets, a position in which Greenspan disagrees. Possibly too appealing and accessible to be taken seriously enough for impact. Such actions taught traders and large banks that there was little downside risk to their increasingly aggressive actions.The film also concludes that Greenspan encouraged markets in the creation of “Asset Bubbles,” whereby individuals drew equity out of their home to support consumer spending, which would have otherwise been recessed during the mid-2000s. "Mounting debt exacerbated—and not relieved—by unchecked consumption, spiraling interest rates, and the grim realities of an inevitable worldwide energy crisis are projected to leave our entire economy in the shitter for, like, a generation, man, I'm telling you. But at least it's entertaining and informative to a degree for us layfolk. News flash: People are buying stuff they can't afford. February 21, 2014 A thoughtful, detailed chronicle of the Fed's origins, responsibilities and shifting monetary policies.
Summary for “Money For Nothing: Inside for The Federal Reserve” This documentary detailing the different problem America and the Federal Reserve was pretty enthralling to say the least. Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve ... Steve Harvey apologizes for dropping F-bomb after NFL legend's 'penis' answer … The subtitle declares rather than alludes. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else September 27, 2013 Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is an independent, non partisan documentary film that examines America's central bank in a critical, yet balanced way. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account.
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It's immensely educational...and dry as a soda cracker. The film takes a historically objective examination of the decisions, and their consequences, made by Federal Reserve policymakers. April 16, 2014