Bibliograph

Ten trillion and counting, WGBH/Frontline co-production with the Documentary Group ; written by Mark Obenhaus ; producer, David Shisgall ; executive producer, David Fanning

Type

Label

Ten trillion and counting, WGBH/Frontline co-production with the Documentary Group ; written by Mark Obenhaus ; producer, David Shisgall ; executive producer, David Fanning

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Ten trillion and counting

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

319601863

Responsibility statement

WGBH/Frontline co-production with the Documentary Group ; written by Mark Obenhaus ; producer, David Shisgall ; executive producer, David Fanning

Runtime

Summary

All of the federal government's efforts to stem the tide in the financial meltdown that began with the subprime mortgage crisis have added hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt. FRONTLINE reports on how this debt will constrain and challenge the new Obama administration, and on the growing chorus on both sides of the aisle that without fiscal reform, the United States government may face a debt crisis of its own, which makes the current financial situation pale in comparison. Through interviews with leading experts and insiders in government finance, the film investigates the causes and potential outcomes of - and possible solutions to - America's $10 trillion debt

Table Of Contents

1. What Obama inherited -- 2. Bush's economic agenda -- 3. Politics and the mounting debt -- 4. Partisan politics in a time of crisis -- 5. 'The greatest threat is health care" -- 6. Obama's budget

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification