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.

(6-24-14)