The United States has mostly lifted pandemic restrictions (and reinstated some to protect against the COVID-19 Delta variant).
“But this year elevated my sense of burnout because there was simply no escape.” “I’ve been a working student and parent for 5 years, so it’s been a constant juggling act,” Roquemore Bonner said. As a result, she said perpetual exhaustion and high-level irritability became part of her daily routine. Managing her burgeoning career and her family’s well-being-all during a global pandemic-often left her own self-interest neglected.
She moved to Boston with her two children to begin her residency in June 2020, functioning solo until her husband could join them. It gets the ball rolling.Candice Roquemore Bonner, PsyD, a clinical psychology resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, knows the parenting-while-working juggle well. “You can’t possibly tell the story A to Z in 90 minutes, but we think the film is a conversation-starter. “Right away, we realized that these were our stars,” Creadon said. It was a pleasant surprise for Creadon, who initially approached them for interviews because of they were also mentioned in the book “Empire of Debt” by Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin, which was the impetus for the film. Creadon knew the film needed a human touch to attract a wide audience, and Bixby and Walker, whom he calls “the Abbott and Costello of fiscal responsibility,” shine in the role. ".'I.O.U.S.A.' weaves together the personal experiences of former Comptroller General David Walker and Bixby as they traverse the country on their “Fiscal Wake-up Tour,” as well as number-crunching graphics and interviews with economists, lawmakers and former presidential appointees to present the issue in layman’s terms. “We come after the sexy message, to cool people off,” he explains in “I.O.U.S.A.,” a new documentary to be released nationwide in August.īut as politicians and deficit hawks decry the disastrous state of the nation’s finances, “I.O.U.S.A.” takes a stab at presenting an issue in a package that is palatable to the general public. News about the deficit, he says, is more fittingly described as a “cold shower” than a hot item.
Just ask the Concord Coalition’s Robert Bixby, who has been touring the nation for three years sounding off on the fiscal challenges facing the country. "Fiscal responsibility might not seem like a sexy enough topic to compete with box office blockbusters on the big screen. Using candid interviews, archival footage and economic data, "I.O.U.S.A." presents a vivid, alarming profile of America's current financial status. There is also rare footage of The Concord Coalition's first media event, a press conference below the National Debt Clock in Times Square, with founders Paul Tsongas, Warren Rudman and Pete Peterson.
Peterson and Concord Board members Robert Rubin and Paul Volcker. It contains interviews with Concord Coalition President Peter G. Now available on DVD, the movie, an official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, features Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert Bixby and Fiscal Wake-Up Tour keynote speaker, former Comptroller General of the U.S., David Walker. The critically-acclaimed "I.O.U.S.A." documentary, directed by Patrick Creadon ("Wordplay"), follows The Concord Coalition's "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour" and tells the story of America's four key deficits - budget, savings, balance of payments and leadership - and their implications for the nation and U.S. The Policy Discussion page About I.O.U.S.A.
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