5/5 Easy to understand - A "must see" for all Americans
  by Gary Alt (Pleasanton, CA USA)
I.O.U.S.A takes a very complex and boring topic - the fiscal health of our country - and explains it in simple, even entertaining terms. You don't need an economics background to understand the message. Most of the concepts are graphically illustrated. For instance, the historical review of the federal budget deficit is depicted by a penny rolling along the timeline graph from the founding of our country. They shy away from financial lingo to make it easy to understand. For instance, he refers to "unfunded promises" rather than "unfunded liabilities" when discussing Social Security and Medicare.

The interviews of people on the street are eye-opening. These are the people who will vote for or against needed reforms to solve our problems, and in some cases they don't even know what a budget deficit is.

The Saturday Night Live commercial skit, featuring Steve Martin, is hilarious.

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I highly recommend this movie for all Americans so we can look past partisan bickering and get an unbiased view of what we are facing. In doing so we can hold our elected officials accountable for the necessary leadership to solve these looming problems.

1/5 Can the information in this film be trusted?
  by Allan L. Hoeltje (California)
How can we trust a documentary from Peter G. Peterson?

Council on Foreign Relations
Senior Chairman and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group
Former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Former chairman and chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers
Co-leaseholder with Larry Silverstein of the World Trade Center when they were demolished on 9/11

This guy is one of the corporatist insiders responsible for the mess we are in.


4/5 Understanding government spending
  by R. Griffin (Saint Cloud, FL)
This DVD is for the average person. It explains in simple illustrated terms, the how and why's of the government deficit. Every American should have and replay this video.

5/5 I.O.U.S.A.--A Must See!
  by Richard Halverson (Sioux Falls, SD)
Our country faces an economic crisis of huge proportions--our ever-mounting and escalating National Debt! The Main Stream Media is paying scant attention to this issue, and our current politicians in Washington, D.C., seem impervious to the consequences of their profligate spending: they are adding trillions of dollars to our debt structure this year! David Walker is an "insider" who puts the message squarely and smartly in front of the viewers of his video--this is a must own, must see video for every American citizen! For those who can and will do something to change the course our country is on, it is MANDATORY viewing!

5/5 Everyone Should See This Movie
  by Scott Asher
I.O.U.S.A. documents the national debt in a way that is easy to understand for those of us who are not economists and gives the viewer a clearer understanding of why we should or should not take actions that are currently facing our nation. I was so impressed by the movie that I am convinced that there isn't anyone in America that wouldn't benefit from seeing it. The highest possible recommendation!