Grandpa Gorman's Cleansing Shower
- chapter 27 -


Assorted Bits of Wisdom
from the
University of Common Sense
- - continued - -

WALL STREET and its Stock Exchange?
A rich man's luxury . . .
Originally it was designed to finance industry.

Little folks invested to help America grow
Now, too often, it's become a gambler's rodeo.

Today the market's up - ten thousand eighty-nine
How easily forgotten is the Crash of '29.

This feverish activity is purely self-delusion
The figures up on the screen are nothing but illusion

Those numbers are supposed to show the health of industry
But, paper profits on a screen won't feed the family!

If the economy is doing great and everything is stable
How come Mom and Pop must work to put food upon the table?

THE UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

"Smoking is so dangerous, our warnings you must heed"
Then, Washington sends SUBSIDIES to those who grow the weed!

Hypocrisy in Congress goes hand in hand with greed
Does this make any sense to you? It's HONESTY we need.

RIPPED OFF BY A 'PILLAR OF SOCIETY'. .

American banks are PRIVATE banks, not public property
Yet, whenever they go "belly-up" they dump on you and me.

Greedy bankers, rotten loans, that's what it's all about
Why is it the rest of us are forced to bail them out?

IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR LOVED ONE.

A drunken driver killed a child who lived next door to me
The grief of her poor family was pitiful to see.

Make a vow, a solemn vow, while you are still alive
That you won't take a single drink the day you plan to drive.


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