TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT (poem) by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

It is indeed a sad state of affairs, Tom. Thank you. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

But the Truth of the Matter,
They Keep What they Wan’na
And, the Theory is Mad as a Hatter!

We have very sadly become a Mad as a Hatter Nation, and people better start looking up, before the sh.t hits the fan.

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

interesting read,

Reviewed by larry linville

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

one of the best reflections on the trickle down fallacy. Thanks.

Larry

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

You and I on the same page today, Tom: wish they'd Get Real instead of using our heads as target practice ... all of 'em are getting on my nerves with their political bullpoop and mudslinging. I fear for our Nation ... God have mercy. An excellent poem, BTW, thank you.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(

Reviewed by Edwin Hurdle

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

A well thought out and well written poem,take care

Edwin

Reviewed by Flying Fox Ted L Glines (Reader)

Reviewed on October 23, 2008

I wish this was not true, Tom, but is surely is. Deficit spending has become our way of life. Nations do it. States do it. Even 20-year-old kids do it. Raise your Mastercard limit and you spend it out; those minimum monthly payments are easy. Your card limit keeps going up, and you keep spending. Your credit is great! The S&L is pleased to lend you the $80 thousand you need to buy that wonderful $100 house in the suburbs (3 BR 2BA - was $35K a few years ago) -- and now you have a debt which will mature when you are 50, but you won't own it that long -- always trading upwards in debts -- never realizing that you are owned and operated by your debts (they are your status). Suddenly, you are laid off, have an accident, and cannot pay. Your cards, your home (everything you own) is gone -- foreclosed -- bankrupt. This ripple moves UP the money tree and, when the tree-top sickens, the roots die. It is almost too late when we feel this latter trickle-down effect. Deficit spending. Inflation. Happy times. Well, it was fun for a few decades ...

Ted

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on October 22, 2008

I like this one, Tom, it shows very intelligent thought as well as being well thought out...Ed

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)

Reviewed on October 22, 2008

Tonight I heard an AIG honcho talk about what went wrong with AIG. Not once did he mention the excesses, nor the 160 company scheduled outings that would have cost $500M, not counting the golden parachutes paid to the executives that retired after causing the collapse. He blamed it on "getting too far away from insurance, what they knew best." How about that for trickle down BS.

Enjoyed reading.

Elizabeth