Fact Checking Moore's Capitalism

[lerxst]

NEW YORK ? Despite the title of his new movie, Michael Moore really hates capitalism. He says it's a scheme for businesses to profit at the expense of the little guy.
The provocateur filmmaker is campaigning for an end to what he says is the "evil" in our economic system and a return to the days when our lives weren't so defined by money. It's an ambitious theme, but some of his arguments in "Capitalism: A Love Story" fall apart on closer inspection.

Fact-checking Moore's 'Capitalism' - Yahoo! News

 

[kkddbb]

wouldnt watch that film if i was chained to the seat...

 

[Bob]

wouldnt watch that film if i was chained to the seat...

how about if you were waterboarded?

 

[lerxst]

how about if you were waterboarded?

watching Michael Moore sing acapella on Jay Lenno was worse than waterboarding!

 

[Matt J]

One point I think he makes pretty clearly is that the banks that took (and some that have paid back) TARP funds did so without any interest or repayment terms. Would any American be able to do that with a personal loan? No.

 

[kkddbb]

how about if you were waterboarded?

no. and that was funny, but the way.

id rather be waterboarded than to even sit in the same room with that A$$

 

[Bob]

no. and that was funny, but the way.

id rather be waterboarded than to even sit in the same room with that A$$

you must admit, even though he takes license with the facts, he's more often right than wrong. he was on gm back in 1989. i believe he was right about iraq being a waste. i also think wall street is pretty wide open to criticism here.

 

[Matt J]

Personally I think Michael Moore has it all wrong. Now that he's so popular I think he should do movies about the following:

How health care for all will ruin the country.
Taxing the poor is a good way to starve them to death.
Gay marriage will cause brimstone to actually rain down on us.
The deficit is a necessity we should nurture for our great grand children.
Climate change is good, those uppity snow flakes should have been the same!

Seems that the right wing folks just do the opposite of whatever he says as though he's some sort of profit and not just a guy with a camera.

 

[Mango]

Ironic Michael Moore would film an anti-Capitalistic movie. Is he donating the money to charity? NOT! What a hypocrite. The only thing Moore more bloated than our deficit is him. :roll:

 

[Smiling JOe]

Maybe his new film will bring more buyers to real estate rather than the stock market.

I watched his film on health care (available at the library for free), and found it raised a couple of questions, but he really is trying to push an agenda, rather than solve any issues. I find his comparisons to be a looooonnnnnnnggg stretch.