[dorothy]

Probably time to post Thomas Sowell's poem for those who haven't yet seen it: Absolutely spot on for this article.

THE POVERTY PIMPS’ POEM

Let us celebrate the poor,
Let us hawk them door to door.
There’s a market for their pain,
Votes and glory and money to gain.

Let us celebrate the poor.

Their ills, their sins, their faulty diction
Flavor our songs and spice our fiction.
Their hopes and struggles and agonies
Get us grants and consulting fees.

Celebrate thugs and clowns,
Give their ignorance all renown.
Celebrate what holds them down,
In our academic gowns.

Let us celebrate the poor.

[aquila48]

Thanks - I hadn’t seen it before.

I know Sowell is a great economist, didn’t know he was a poet too.