Book description
Scaldingly honest, impeccably researched and movingly written, 'MAXED
OUT' is, as 'FAST FOOD NATION' was to the food industry, the book the
captains of the debt industry wish you would never read.
'Maxed Out' is a groundbreaking work that targets the debt industry and
how it is fundamentally re-shaping our lives through misleading,
unethical, insidious and sometimes illegal practices designed to bury us
under ever higher amounts of debt.
The book provides a fascinating and shocking look at how today's credit
merchants are trying to get virtually everyone into the credit game.
Although the poor are especially targeted by the industry in the hopes
that they will become lifelong credit addicts, everyone from university
students to grandmothers are under assault from debt companies offering
easy access to all the material comforts we can imagine, with our dreams
just a swipe away from coming true.
'Maxed Out' shows how, you, the average citizen is courted, wooed and
tempted every day into buying something on credit, as well as what
happens when the day arrives when you can no longer make your minimum
monthly payment. On 'Maxed Out', the movie:
'Powerfully moving. No wonder folks are cheering.' Toronto Star
'With equal measures of righteous outrage and sardonic wit, Scurlock
illuminates the dark side of capitalism by examining the worst abuses of
the consumer-lending industry.' Variety
'Takes a scathing look at the lending industry and reveals the tragic
consequences of excessive consumer debt.' Newseek James Scurlock is a
young investor-turned filmmaker. An entrepreneur since his university
years, James opened several successful restaurants which he later sold.
He has also contributed as a freelance writer to several magazines and
newspapers. He spent over two years researching and filming a
documentary (also titled MAXED OUT) about the credit industry that
premiered in March at the South by Southwest Festival.
