The lead-up to the Great Recession is complex, but clearly this recession could have been avoided or, at the least, been a more typical recession. Any of us wanting to invest any significant amount of money would wisely gather all the appropriate facts before investing—right? We need facts to correct the errors.
Numerous reliable journalistic reports and investigative books detail the major contributing Great Recession lead issues. However, if your time is limited, the documentary movie Inside Job, currently playing at the Palm Theater, offers thorough yet concise documentation, using real facts and not politically motivated distortions. No political entities are spared, and of course, the financial sector is thoroughly exposed.
This article appears in Dec 2-9, 2010.