Brother, can you spare a dime?

'Brother, can you spare a dime?'
Is the new slogan of our time,
Shades of the 1929 depression
As found in the 2008 regression,
With outsourcing, unemployment
And galloping inflation
Rocking the very foundation
Of our American nation,
While politicos stand idly by
Only intent on grabbing
A hefty slice of their pie.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2008 Alfred Charasz