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Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?

Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?

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Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? reveals how American corporations orchestrated the dismantling of middle-class prosperity through rampant deregulation, the outsourcing of jobs, and tax policies favoring businesses and the wealthy. The collapse of the U.S. economy is the result of conscious choices made over thirty five years by a small group: leaders of corporations and their elected allies, and the biggest lobbying interest in Washington, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. To these individuals, the collapse is not a catastrophe, but rather the planned outcome of their long, patient work. For the rest of the country, it is merely the biggest heist in American history.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

02 March 2012

Country

Cast

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Self

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Alan Greenspan

Alan Greenspan

Self (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

Self

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