UPSIDE DOWN: Why Borrowing Our Way Out of Debt Hasn't Worked & What Comes Next

by James D. Scurlock

In his follow-up to the award-winning Maxed Out book and documentary, James D. Scurlock tackles another national scandal leading up to a crisis far bigger than the financial industry meltdown of 2008. In the same infectious prose as Maxed Out, but requiring only a third of the pages and a single, metaphor-laden jaunt to Las Vegas, Scurlock reveals how free credit became the new expensive credit--and why that has turned the economy, and the country, upside down.

56 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2016

About the author

James D. Scurlock studied at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to pursue an entrepreneurial venture and later a documentary film career. His first film, Parents of the Year, won numerous awards and was an official selection of more than twenty-five film festivals. His first feature-length documentary, Maxed Out, explored our culture of debt and won the Special Jury Prize at South by Southwest. His first book, a companion to the award-winning documentary, was nominated for the National MS Society's "Books for a Better Life" Award. He has written, primarily about the impending (and now realized) financial crisis, for Slate, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and AARP Magazine, among others. He has also appeared on numerous programs, including Nightline, The Today Show, and CNBC’s Power Lunch. Scurlock lives in Santa Monica, California.

Reviews

[Vern Radcliff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.

Author explains complex subjects in easy to understand style. Sums up America's financial situation and points his finger at the cause.