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Money Talks
Income inequality here
Displays a scary regression,
With the disparity now as great as it was
During the Great Depression.
When chief executive officers make
Over two hundred fifty times more
Than the salary of the average worker,
That is hard to ignore.
True, NOT all CEOs are greedy;
There's a problem, nonetheless,
For as the wage disparity increases,
It adds to our country's distress.
The destabilizing factors
Lead to our country's fragility,
For it has a deleterious effect on
Social and economic mobility.
But nowadays wealth means freedom of speech--
More freedom comes with more money.
And multinational corporations
Control so much it's not funny.
It's ironic that we with so many resources
Could see our transformation
From being a powerful force in the world
To becoming a third-world nation.
(6-23-14)
Displays a scary regression,
With the disparity now as great as it was
During the Great Depression.
When chief executive officers make
Over two hundred fifty times more
Than the salary of the average worker,
That is hard to ignore.
True, NOT all CEOs are greedy;
There's a problem, nonetheless,
For as the wage disparity increases,
It adds to our country's distress.
The destabilizing factors
Lead to our country's fragility,
For it has a deleterious effect on
Social and economic mobility.
But nowadays wealth means freedom of speech--
More freedom comes with more money.
And multinational corporations
Control so much it's not funny.
It's ironic that we with so many resources
Could see our transformation
From being a powerful force in the world
To becoming a third-world nation.
(6-23-14)
