Schoolhouse Rock Goes Wall Street: Larry the Loophole

by Clay Burell · 2009-03-26 15:00:00 UTC
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The War on Greed, starring Larry the Loophole

If you're a fossil roughly my age, you should remember the classic Schoolhouse Rock cartoons (fill in the blank: "Conjunction junction, what's _______  __________?"). Those songs taught me grammar on Saturday morning in front of TV far more effectively than anything in school.

From Crooks and Liars, some share-worthy links of Schoolhouse Rock video cartoons to teach finance-related things:

In the '90s, the Schoolhouse Rock makers realized they had neglected an important part of American life and made videos covering borrowing money, budgeting, paying taxes, the stock market and even the national debt. Personally, I think they need to update it again and cover the loophole that allows corporate execs to pocket seven figure bonuses while bilking the average Joe out of what little life savings he is able to put away. Luckily, Brave New Films thought so too, and created "Larry the Loophole". Doesn't have the musical hooks of Schoolhouse Rock, but what it lacks in snappy music, it gains in honesty.

Clay Burell
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