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Today
I'm making the millions
and the billions
and it's all thanks to you
The roads you built
the rail,
the airports,
the whole kit and caboodle
The babies you raised
the workers you educated
the internet you invented
and built, and funded...
And all around me are the people who work for me
the police
the firefighters
the teachers
the judges
even the politicians - but hey, I do pay them -
just enough
so that they make sure you pay for me
Signed,
Your Billionaire Overlord
And whatever you do don't watch this video...
Note from A.J.
Yes, I'm angry. Stuff NZ published an article that had someone equate raising taxes on the highest tax bracket with...tax cuts. So this is my response. "Taxes. taxes, taxes...all the rest is bull****" Because our common good is disappearing, and for what?
Here's a group of American billionaires who agree: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7199065/Billionaires-shock-lawmakers-asking-taxed-more.html Because this isn't about envy, it's about facts. It's about making politicians work for everyone, and it's about using our amazing technology. not to destroy the world, but to create a better one.
Other poems you may like:
An Affliction of Poetry: The Circle of Life
Or
An Affliction of Poetry: Ask me not
#protest poetry
