The One Percent - 2006
The One Percent is a 2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between the wealthy elite compared to the overall citizenry in the United States. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The film's title refers to the top one percent of Americans in terms of wealth, who controlled 42.2 percent of total financial wealth in 2004.
The film is 76 minutes long and features interviews with a diverse range of individuals:[7][8]
Nicole Buffett – Adopted daughter of Warren Buffett's son Peter from a previous marriage. Warren disowned her shortly after she appeared on Oprah with Johnson to discuss the film in 2006. The disownment received attention in the media and was discussed in the documentary when it aired on HBO's Cinemax in 2008
Chuck Collins – Estate tax proponent, author, and great-grandson of Oscar Mayer
Steve Forbes – CEO of Forbes, Inc., former presidential candidate, proponent of a flat tax, and son of Malcolm Forbes
Cody Franchetti – Italian baron, and heir to Milliken & Company
Milton Friedman – Economist, and Nobel Laureate: 1976 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Friedman abruptly ends the interview after accusing Johnson of advocating socialism.
Bill Gates Sr. – Father of Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, and opponent of an estate tax repeal
Michael Hakim – real estate heir and Beverly Hills City Council candidate
James Hughes Jr. – Family wealth advisor
Eddie Bernice Johnson – Former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
Gretchen Johnson – Jamie Johnson's mother
James Johnson – Jamie Johnson's father
Adnan Khashoggi – International arms merchant
Claude R. Kirk Jr. – Former governor of Florida
Greg Kushner – Lido Wealth Conference Director
John Lewis – U.S. Representative from Georgia
Roy O. Martin – President of the Louisiana-based Martin Lumber Company
Brian McNally – The Johnson family's financial advisor (asset manager)
Dan Miller – Former U.S. Representative from Florida
Karl Muth – Investment banking heir
Ralph Nader – Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate
Larry Noble – OpenSecrets
Paul Orfalea – Founder of Kinko's
Kevin Phillips – Former Republican Party strategist
Jimmie Price – Taxi driver
Nathaniel P. Reed – Undersecretary of The Interior, from 1967-1973
Robert Reich – Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Greg Schell – Attorney, Migrant Farmer Justice Program
Edward Wolff – Professor of Economics, New York University
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