Documentaries Show Corporations Putting Screws to Consumers

Maxed Out (2006) and We’re Not Broke (2012) present David-and-Goliath stories of major corporations against American consumers. In both these documentaries, Goliath wins at David’s expense. James Scurlock’s Maxed Out uncovers the ways in which the industry puts the screws to the consumers. Some ways might seem obvious: high fees, higher interest rates. Others are…