It’s difficult to get a man to even try to understand if his salary demands that he doesn’t understand or he’s well-off and doesn’t need to worry about a salary. A man of wealth, prosperity, in the lap of luxury.
The billionaires are not like me or the rest of humanity. Their large share of everything is testament to wanton greed.
Pressure-cook democracy. Fricassee economy. The toast of high society, lacking taste from what I see.
That’s why we need regulators to cull the wealth accumulators. An ethical administrator who cares about the now and later.
The one percent are so craven, hungry for consolidation. A 501(c)3 foundation is such an appetizing tax haven.
Eat the rich and be in good health. Eat the rich, redistribute wealth.
Eat the rich, have a sense of humor. Eat the rich, be a good consumer.
Late stage capitalism –mythical fiscal conservatism.
Pump and dump, out to lunch, crypto off-shore trading slump. They think we’ll eat from their hands of course. You get the torches, I’ll get the pitchforks.
Excluded from their profit margin, let’s offer them a simple bargain. Pay your taxes in proportion or you help to feed a person.
Those of us on reduced budgets reach into our empty pockets. Suckle from trickle-down hypocrisy: the table scraps of our kleptocracy.
Eat the rich and be in good health. Eat the rich, redistribute wealth.
Eat the rich, have a sense of humor. Eat the rich, be a good consumer.
Swallow your philanthropy, your registered shell company. Cooking books as high finance, the privilege of your circumstance. Beholden to the shareholders, neither state nor national borders.
No borders.
The upper crust won’t feed that many. We’ve already fed them plenty: all our money, every penny. What’d they leave us? I don’t see any!
You may think I’m talking smack. All het up and on attack. I should probably walk it back. Instead of “eat,” I should have said “slag.”
Slag the rich, they don’t need our aid.
Slag the rich – class war and buffet.
Sticks and stones may break bones and words may never hurt. That’s why I think the upper class should get their just dessert.
Eat the rich, be in good health. Eat the rich, redistribute wealth.
Eat the rich, have a sense of humor. Eat the rich, be a good consumer.
credits
from Thoughts & Prayers,
released September 29, 2022
20181028
Drums: Jarrett Nicolay
Music and words written by George Fox, published by The Krill Building, ASCAP. Mixed and mastered by Jarrett Nicolay and George Fox at Mixtape Studios between Spring 2021 – Fall 2022.
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