WHAT A TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE FARCE! (poem) by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com on AuthorsDen

WHAT A TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE FARCE!
by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com → (All Poetry by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com)
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I DON'T OWN ONE SINGLE SHARE OF STOCK! DIDN'T GET RICH ... BUT NEVER LOST EVERYTHING EITHER! JUST IMAGINE FOR ONE TEENSY SECOND ... WHAT IF - EVERY DOLLAR OF EVERY PENSION & RETIREMENT FUND WAS INVESTED IN ... AMERICA ! ONE HUGE NATIONAL BANK ... THAT LOANED MONEY OUT - ONLY TO AMERICAN CITIZENS - AT A SIMPLE, FLAT, INTEREST RATE OF SAY 4% - GUARANTEED STABLE GROWTH! NO 'GET RICH QUICK' SCHEMES! NO 'DIPPING IN' BY CONGRESS! GOVERNMENT NEED MONEY? SAME RATE AS EVERYBODY ELSE! TIME OUT ... GOTTA GO FILL MY 'PIPE' !

WHAT A TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE FARCE! © - Tom Hyland - 8/4/11 ‘THE STOCK MARKET’! Once upon a time, It only affected America - And the Stinking Filthy Rich! Then, other Countries, Just HAD to ‘Get in on the Act’ - Now, the whole Friggin’ Global Economy - Is a ‘Messed-Up’ BITCH! By and By - the ‘Know-It-Alls’ HAD to Invest our Pensions - And Retirement Funds - ‘Get on the Band-Wagon’ “Damn the Torpedos!’ - Who Cares about ‘RUNS?’ Oil prices went up! Our Pants Fell Down! “Bend Over, Baby” Relax - Don’t you Frown! The President FARTED! Stocks went DOWN! The ‘Party of NO’ Laughed like a Clown! A Bill was Passed! Now, ain’t That just SWELL? Stocks Back UP! Ring that Bell! Famine in Ethiopia and Somalia - Down - Down - Down - Earthquake in Japan - Down some More! Ben Laden DEAD! UP! UP! UP! ‘Happy Feet!’ Hup! Hup! Hup! It’s UP! It’s DOWN! A BEAR or a BULL? Full of Crap! FULL! FULL! FULL! What IF - There was NO Stock Market? Would ‘WALL STREET’ Be ‘Pitchin’ Pennies’ against the Wall? ‘Gim’me Some ACK-SHUN!’ How in the Hell did Everyone - Get ‘Sucked In?’ The ‘Big Roulette Wheel’ Is Truly a SIN! Do The BOYZ in VEGAS - OWN the Boyz in DC? Is ALL OWNED - By ‘Organized Crime?’ Once Upon a Time - A Dime was a Dime! Now, not worth a Red Cent! ‘Sorry - yer Finances are SPENT!’ BUY! SELL! C’mon In - The ‘Water’ Is SWELL! Take Everything you Have - Put yourself in Hock! Invest in: Bonds - T-Bills - Better Yet ... STOCK! Many a Time, it has been Said: “A Fool and his Money are Soon Parted!’ What Will You Get When - ‘So-And-So’ has FARTED? Stinky NOSE? Greasy PALMS? ‘House of CARDS? What Sayeth - The Sages? Balladeers? The BARDS? Caveat Emptor! Buyer Beware! Loose your Shirt! ‘They’ Don’t Care! Get yourself a ‘Blue-Chip’ Or maybe a ‘Penny Stock’? But, like the proverbial Emperor - You may be Without a FROCK! Ultra-Low Savings Interest - Is another Sick, Sick JOKE! Shove under the Mattress - ‘Tis SAFER ... your POKE! © - TKH.

Reviewed by Jackie (Micke) Jinks

Reviewed on August 21, 2011

Love this, Tom! Once again you have nit the perverbial nail on the head! And...allowed me to laugh a little at the sad truths! THANKS...THANKS...THANKS dear friend!
Blessings and Love - Micke

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on August 10, 2011

I always appreciate your wit, Tom; and you do make such valid points in a most effective manner through your words. Thank you. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Linda Hill

Reviewed on August 6, 2011

Tom,
I agree with Phyliss, it's FRUSTRATING because we feel hopeless to do anything about it.

Blessings,
~Linda

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)

Reviewed on August 5, 2011

Like your take on most everything you got going here, Tom. You can thank Ed up there in Jersey for tempting me top take a peek at you and grapple with the results. There are actually probably a lot of simple ways to get America back to where America should be and it wouldn't even have to be a fart. But Washington doesn't like simple ways. You can understand simple. They don't want you to understand diddly-squat. really enjoyed your poem.

Reviewed by Richard King

Wow!!! That's quite a rant, my friend. Didn't see nothin bout any of this on my sports page.... and that's the only part of the paper I read.... Much too depressing and hard on my sanity trying to keep up with the worlds events. Thanks Dick

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Now, the whole Friggin’ Global Economy -
Is a ‘Messed-Up’ BITCH!

But God Forbid, that they now help out,
No New Tax Increases, for the Filthy Rich.

Reviewed by Chip Bergeron

Reviewed on August 4, 2011

Part of the problem is that the people who got us into this crap have no loyalty to anyone or anything but their wallets. Also they don't give a sweet bleep who the "collateral damage" from their venality is going to ruin as long as the cash flow to the3m and their cronies keeps flowing on/

I'se regusted.....(beyond disgusted!!!)

Chip Bergeron

Reviewed by Phyllis Jean Green

F r u s t r a t i n g, ain' it.

Hear debt ceiling one more time, gon' hafta be strait-jacketed and
hauled to a funny farm. I mean, come ON. Rich would be made to pay
their fair share of tax and lobbying was reformed, those alone would put billions in the coffers.

But it seems only millionaires can get elected, and guess whose side
t h e y are on.

sob, choke, sigh

Hope letting off steam made you feel a little better. Always does me.

Gotta go. Need to stop by the credit union & take my pittance out so I can stuff it in the mattress or a couple sections of an ice cube tray.

...better hurry before it disappears...

KEEP WRITING!!

xOx Phyllis xOx

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

And after all that, what do I remember...? What do you put in you pipe...LOL? Jurseeeeeeeeeeeey