Generation Zero Documentary (2010)

An examination of the causes of the global economic crisis which began in 2008, studying how decades of social changes have influenced financial systems and practices.

A conservative political group is warning America about another inconvenient truth: the burgeoning federal debt.

Called "Generation Zero," the documentary lays out how the government's burgeoning debt threatens America. It debuts as a DVD March 22, 2010.

You may or may not buy the movie's explanation for the financial crisis – that selfish baby boomers brought the crisis on themselves. They're the Generation Zero that will cause the next generation to start from zero.

Liberals will be outraged that the documentary's writer and director, Citizens United's Stephen K Bannon.

Wealthy Republicans will take umbrage at documentary's populist argument (from Tea Party activists and others) that financial elites have gamed the system to the detriment of everyone else.

By focusing on America's exploding federal debt, however, the film delivers a message that every liberal and conservative can relate to: Our government is spending money that we don't have. The longer we wait to fix that problem, the tougher the solution and the greater the sacrifice.