RNIS was invited to the screening of this movie which starred Russell Brand.
Directed by Michael Winterbottom this movie was really thought provoking. All throughout the movie they kept to referring to the big banks in London. We can say the same in Australia as well where the richer get richer and the poor get poorer. Whilst the rich don't have to pay much tax, the poor people have to pay lots.
Although it is based in Britain and the US we will also compare it with Australia.
Its very much the same in Australia under Tony Abbott where there is a doctor fee and food is becoming more expensive. Like London where the big corporations don't pay tax and pay their workers little, Australia is the same. All the people want the big companies to pay their fair share and we all think that its not fair that the low income workers have to pay. There is also a huge gap in yearly salaries. The average worker takes home about 20,000 British pounds
But in Australia most of the fast food, retail and hospitality jobs go to the International students. Melbourne is multicultural in which it owns lots of Asian eateries and stores- some of which don't pay their workers well. Also housing like in the UK is a huge problem in Australia where the poor are homeless. Like the UK, Melbourne and Sydney have a lot of greedy landlords who are willing to charge high prices
They also talk about the GFC where Wall Street came crashing down.
The film was funny in some parts but thought provoking in others. All in all it is a great film for those that love a documentary.
Directed by Michael Winterbottom this movie was really thought provoking. All throughout the movie they kept to referring to the big banks in London. We can say the same in Australia as well where the richer get richer and the poor get poorer. Whilst the rich don't have to pay much tax, the poor people have to pay lots.
Although it is based in Britain and the US we will also compare it with Australia.
Its very much the same in Australia under Tony Abbott where there is a doctor fee and food is becoming more expensive. Like London where the big corporations don't pay tax and pay their workers little, Australia is the same. All the people want the big companies to pay their fair share and we all think that its not fair that the low income workers have to pay. There is also a huge gap in yearly salaries. The average worker takes home about 20,000 British pounds
But in Australia most of the fast food, retail and hospitality jobs go to the International students. Melbourne is multicultural in which it owns lots of Asian eateries and stores- some of which don't pay their workers well. Also housing like in the UK is a huge problem in Australia where the poor are homeless. Like the UK, Melbourne and Sydney have a lot of greedy landlords who are willing to charge high prices
They also talk about the GFC where Wall Street came crashing down.
The film was funny in some parts but thought provoking in others. All in all it is a great film for those that love a documentary.
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