Lawyers write our twisted laws behind closed doors where no
real folks can see
and they bill
us hourly for interpreting what common sense should be
Truth be known, they despise themselves as much as they are
hated
as members of a profession based
solely upon obfuscation,
A lifetime of creating complicated documents to mask simple
truths,
years of crafting inflated bills
for services which are mostly quite trivial
Accountants add up dollars and
cents, it is certainly not mathematics
they muddy the
results, add nothing to production
help management hide the truth and scheme to cut jobs and
benefits
Still they earn a comfortable living and may even make it to
the top
One rosy, cooked-up statement for the fools who own the
stock
one form for
the government, so no taxes shall be paid
one secret internal report, just for the crooks who steal
from the top
Real estate agents, more than any others, cling about our
necks
over a
million in our great land - they are a
grasping, lying scum
They wind up costing everyone as they drive by in their new
cars
full of the
“good taste” that is paid for with money falsely earned
They are often better than the rest of us, though
usually under-educated
Just like they always say, there will never be a better time
to buy or sell than now
Bankers sing the praises of their role in our small towns
everywhere
while being anonymous, tiny parts
of crushing multinationals
They will gladly lend at high interest rates when there is
no risk at all
but the interest that they pay is
no more than an eighth of what they charge
And their profits, bonuses and their service charges grow
larger every year
in their
enduring parasitical relationship with their beloved host communities
Politicians stand behind the flag while kissing little
babies
meanwhile crafting legislation
based on their corporate sponsors needs
Spending outrageous sums on earmarked pork while mouthing a
false conservancy
Cutting taxes while increasing spending for donors or to
increase their polling numbers
Imperatively intoning God bless America! at the end
of every speech written just for them
making
multi-generational careers far-removed from reality
Stock brokers pump us up over deals they know to be true
dogs
they churn us
up and turn us over to scoop up more commissions
Licensed brokers full or self-respect, while prostitutes
still go to jail
they extend
their legal flimflam upon us in most creative ways
And a misled public is convinced that the stock market is
the only way
to finance
their golden years quickly and without any pain
Car salesmen know how to treat those drugged by constant
advertising
their
techniques are well polished and you do not stand a chance
Just a moment here while I go and see what my manager has to
say
And how high
was it that you mentioned your monthly pament could be?
They cynically laugh out loud at you, counting up their
commission,
as you drive away, drugged deeper
into debt
Certified financial planners help insure your future with
expensive advice
and every
year your long-term strategy must follow the latest new fad
Their real jobs are not to
earn you money, but rather to take it from your pocket
besides, they
bear no responsibility for your gains or your losses
They quote sage advice given by those in control of the markets,
Advice that they read in magazines
while on vacations with your money
thus ensuring a continued revenue stream from your family to
their wallets
Corporate executives attain
their posts via smarmy shoulder-climbing
siphoning
millions for themselves, they are but criminal bureaucrats
Leadership does not grow from a life spent back stabbing and
sucking up
hiding behind
lawyers and retreating to locked compounds
In unearned tribute to their value, their salaries
increase no matter business outcomes
anonymous
strategic visionaries in expensive bland suits who have No Comment
Sacrificing everything for their careers of outsourcing and
benefit slashing
forced out at
last to pursue other opportunities
or purportedly to spend more time with their families
they simply
inflate their guaranteed, unearned golden parachutes
and then go on to another firm to run it just as poorly, but
for more rewards
Advertisers make their money pounding nonsense into your
head
it is the one
and only way that they have ever known,
That is, constant repetition, over and over and over, once
again
the product
matters little but best you mind the jingle
Why else would anyone buy a Chevy or swill gallons of
Coca-cola,
what rational
human being would eat out at a McDonald’s
Who would really suck down a double cheese meat lovers
stuffed crust pizza
Knowing it
was prototyped in corporate labs under marketing control, then
assembled and frozen in dingy factories by illegales
and shipped in smelly diesel trucks
Mutual fund executives know how to make a buck,
though somehow even with their
reputed, highly-paid expertise
they somehow always return less or lose more than market
averages
which, of course, has no effect
upon their exorbitant, hidden fees
Cozy deals with their friends yield insider tip-offs and
after hours privileges
and lead to a
hearty disdain for the chumps who finance it all,
and brother, that’s you and me
Job recruiters are among the lowest of all the filthy
greenback pond scum
they charge
employers for the interview they ill-prepare you for
They bill their contract workers by the hour and quickly
forget their names
yet they do
nothing more than cut their tiny paychecks
They are pimping high skill jobs overseas for large
corporations
extracting an
hourly fee for a minor one-time service
They know not even the right spelling of the acronyms that
they are selling
and even less
about the business their customers are in
Computer resume filters yield all they need to know about
the bodies
and minds that they must move to continue living large
Real estate developers tear up virgin land in the name of economic
progress
turning their backs on their crumbling earlier works now
all of 10 years old
They tout private enterprise and economic growth through
their temporary job creation
and play tax
districts against each other for ever larger breaks
Loudly they proclaim the virtues of local control as they
move on in,
quickly they
smash and grab new pristine land opportunities
covering them with the same formulaic shit from the east
coast to the west
then greedily
they reach for more spouting the rubric of holy capitalism
Glitzy news reporters bring us sports and entertainment
hoping to
stroke our well-conditioned consumer appetites
They undergo numerous elective surgical procedures, are
well-groomed
with lots of makeup and always in
brand new clothes,
They can read in-depth reports for up to 3 minutes on any
given subject
with topics scientifically designed
to capture market share
So-called news channels are nothing more than
a co-op marketing scheme legalized
by the government
and financed by the conglomerates who paid for their
election
Recording industry executives pimp artists to their hapless
fans
only taking
chances on those pre-approved for mass appeal
And their followers are paying higher prices for
ever-shrinking choices
in deeply
meaningful messages, factory packaged just for them
To them, artists are mere commodities, bought and sold like
braying livestock
Defense contractors miss no opportunity to wave the flag and
play stirring hymns
they quietly
increase their federal budget share, each and every year
Preying upon our fears and playing upon love of family and
country
they have us
spending more per year than all the other lands together
Their waste and fraud and failures are the stuff of budget
legend
but none dare
to question them for fear of that awful label
‘soft on defense’
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