J & J Pharma Heir Jamie Johnson: 'The One Percent' Documentary (2006)

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Jamie Johnson, https://www.businessinsider.com/born-rich-where-are-they-now-2018-2 An heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune is the author of this 80-minute documentary focusing on the growing "wealth gap" in America, as seen through the eyes of the filmmaker. Johnson, who cut his film teeth at NYU and made the Emmy®-nominated 2003 HBO documentary "Born Rich," here sets his sights on exploring the political, moral and emotional rationale that enables a tiny percentage of Americans - the one percent - to control nearly half the wealth of the entire U.S. The film Includes interviews with Nicole Buffett, Bill Gates Sr., Adnan Khashoggi, Milton Friedman, Robert Reich, Ralph Nader and other luminaries.

The film was produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The 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 One Percent" premiered on April 29, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival. A revised version of the film incorporating footage shot since the 2006 festival screening premiered on February 21, 2008, on HBO's Cinemax.

Interviews. 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. Chuck Collins – Estate tax proponent, author, and great-grandson of Oscar Mayer. Steve Forbes - CEO of Forbes, Inc., former presidential candidate. Cody Franchetti- Italian baron, and heir to Milliken & Company. Milton Friedman - Economist and 1976 Nobel Laureate.*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.More, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_Percent_(film)

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