in the old days

people paid cash

for things they needed

 

either that or they

dealt with a store

that would carry their tab

on the books

 

but payin' cash

was regular routine

there weren't no credit or debit cards

and all banks were local

 

you either had the cash

or you didn't

if you didn't

you saved until you did

 

dollars and cents

went into a coffee can

and after a while

you had the money you needed

then and only then

you bought the item you wanted

 

payin' cash is now outdated

and people are addicted

to buyin stuff they don't need

that's why they end up broke

much like the damn country itself

drunk on credit

 

Savin' used to be a virtue

but not no more

the govmint cain't balance a budget

and has give up bein' responsible

 

that means we live high now

but pass our debt on to our grand-kids

who will one day wonder

what the hell we were doin'

 

Come the future

people will just be slaves on a guvmint plantation

but with no Abe Lincoln to set them free

 

ya cain't squeeze blood out of a turnip

and you cain't borrow yourself out of debt.

 

-O.L. Buzzerd

( no charge for this here poem )

 

 

 

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