In this hard-hitting but humorous documentary, director Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. , 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. Johnson�s film is at its most powerful when it reveals how the super-rich work to preserve their own monetary dominance. As a member of the �Johnson & Johnson� family, he gets rare access to an exclusive wealth conference at which the �ber rich learn strategies for preserving their fortunes, and learns the personal management styles of some of the countries wealthiest employers. No great society has survived such a massive wealth gap; who knows if ours will?

Starring:

Chuck Collins, Nicole Buffet, Steve Forbes, Cody Franchetti

Genre:

Documentary