The title of this video “Maxed Out” refers to the maxing out on the credit card. It explores the credit card industry and Americans’ propensity to buy things on credit. The dark side is that credit card debt can sneak up a person. And sometimes the debt gets so bad that the person commits suicide.

The video contains interviews with Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who co-authored the book The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke.

Mark Penn, a well-known pollster, speaks at Google headquarter about social trends. Penn is also the author of the book titled “MicroTrend”.

Seth Godin gives the following talk at Google titled “All Marketers are Liars” which is also the title of his book.