The film has a clear message about the national economy: the inmates are in charge of the asylum, and matters will become worse until responsible, sane adults willing to sacrifice their political careers take charge. The theses that the country is (a) overspending, (b) running unacceptable deficits in several sectors, and (c) racing madly toward a financial cliff were well presented and supported. The film is an accountant's view of the future: yet another linear extrapolation of current trends in a nonlinear world, but still an important film and required viewing by everyone concerned with the immediate threats to the national economy.