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PAY, PAY, AND PAY THE PIPER
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PAY, PAY, AND PAY THE PIPER |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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Well, here we go again It’s screw the little guy Cut out their minimum wage To fatten up the corporate pie. No bid, contract windfalls For the likes of Halliburton Who will do what they always do And pay kick-backs, for certain. Enough to make a body sick While we sit back, say, “For shame!” While we let them do “IT” to us And play their dirty, greedy game. Nobody else will pay the price Except the poor man on the street While those with their deep pockets Will surely make “IT” all complete. Nobody wants to cut their “pork” “Leave my parking garage alone!” “Don’t raise taxes!” (for the rich) “Let’s just get another Chinese loan!” “Don’t pay our workers living wage!” “We can get it cheaper over there!” Or, “We’ll let them in to do our work!” There’s nobody seems to care. Now, they want a “Wal-Mart Bank” To control all of their billions No thought, to the jobs they cost That will number in the millions. Our Country in the line of fire Worse, after the Storm has gone Someday, I hope we will awaken While there’s still a new morning’s dawn. Someday, we’ll have to pay the piper (Well, what the hell have we been doing?) Let’s just hope the bill gets paid Before our Country is in ruin! 9-21-2005 p.s. As was pointed out to me There's a lot of giving hearts Giving to those here at home Right where, Charity starts. Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. [This message has been edited by Abe (09-22-2005 07:59 AM).] |
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Angelheart Senior Member
since 2005-09-08
Posts 754Jacksonville,FL USA |
Well some of us do pay the piper or will someday pay the piper.. it is the way life goes.. we are in control of our own actions in what we do.. thanks for sharing.well worded this is...... Poetry can get you very far |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
yep, and meanwhile, there are some people out there with big pockets who also have big hearts, and are giving and giving. Musician Bon Jovi just gave a check for a million dollars to Oprah's Angel network, to be used for Habitat for Humanity and other organizations helping disaster victims. I don't usually watch Oprah's show, just happened to turn on the TV, saw him hand her that generous check. So where is the matching check from Halliburton, from any other wealthy politically greased profiteers?  |
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