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Article / movie review (government production record)
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Summary
This document appears to be a printout of a review for the documentary film 'Inside Job' (2010), contained within a House Oversight Committee document production (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031832). The text summarizes the film's analysis of the 2008 financial crisis, highlighting the roles of investment banks like Goldman Sachs, the corruption of academia via consulting fees, and the failure of regulators in the White House and Federal Reserve. It mentions specific figures like Mr. Summers (Larry Summers), Mr. Ferguson (Charles Ferguson), and Mr. Damon (Matt Damon).
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Summers | Economist / Official |
Mocked an IMF economist as a 'Luddite' for warning of a meltdown.
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| Mr. Ferguson | Filmmaker / Interviewer |
Director of 'Inside Job', critiques academia and interviews professors.
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| Mr. Damon | Narrator |
Matt Damon, narrator of the film, exhorts viewers to demand change.
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| Unnamed Economist | Economist at IMF |
Presented a paper in 2005 warning of catastrophic meltdown.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| International Monetary Fund | ||
| Goldman Sachs | ||
| White House | ||
| Federal Reserve |
Timeline (1 events)
2005
Economist at IMF presented a paper warning of 'catastrophic meltdown'.
International Monetary Fund
Unnamed IMF Economist
Mr. Summers
Relationships (2)
Summers mocked the economist as a 'Luddite'.
Ferguson challenges professors, expresses incredulity at their obfuscation.
Key Quotes (4)
"One risky bet was stacked on top of another, and in retrospect the collapse of the whole edifice... seems inevitable."Source
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"Visible hands write laws and make deals, and in this case a combination of warped values and groupthink seems to have driven very intelligent men (and they were mostly men) toward folly."Source
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"Markets are complicated! Who could have predicted? I don’t see any conflict of interest"Source
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"You can’t be serious!"Source
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