Maxed Out takes viewers and readers on a journey deep inside the American debt-style, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. Sure, most of us may have that sinking feeling that something isn’t quite right, but we’re told not to worry. After all, there’s always more credit. Maxed Out shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains the true definition of “preferred customer” and tells us why the poor are getting poorer and the rich getting richer. By turns hilarious and profoundly disturbing, Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare which is all too real.
Of AFFIL, Maxed Out writer/director James D. Scurlock writes, “ When banks and credit card companies are allowed to behave like loan sharks, we all lose. This is the message that AFFIL is spreading. It’s the right message.”
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