Nothing is surer
than the rich get richer
and the poor get poorer.
Private equity firms
build wealth and power
through loopholes in tax laws
that like black holes
deeply draw in Sinemas
and Republicans
to protect their donors.
Black Holes that allow no escape
for clerical workers and truckers,
those who stock shelves
and wait tables, who wash the dishes
of the rich who eat at fine restaurants
teachers cannot afford.
While equity pays off at a lower tax rate
than those who labor,
not simply push paper.
Never has a black hole shown stronger
that no one can avoid voting, any longer.
If there had been another Democratic senator
we would watch that black hole close
and deprive the rich from getting richer
while the poor get poorer.
No one need be poor in this rich nation.
I applaud the compromise with elation.
And will vote to increase Democratic clout.
Voting is what we must be about.
And then we will see loopholes close,
and create true equity for all Americans equally.
annarino writes 