{"id":6473,"date":"2025-03-05T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=6473"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:47:50","slug":"poem-eye-wannabe-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/poem-eye-wannabe-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Eye Wannabe Rich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is overwhelming public support for increasing taxes on the richest Americans. This stands in sharp contrast to Trump&#8217;s proposed second round of huge tax cuts for the richest, mostly paid for by borrowing, that is increasing the debt, and a portion from cutting public spending. Since we don&#8217;t really have a democracy that enacts the will of the people, this doesn&#8217;t surprise me. However, I am vexed by the popular sentiment of wannabe-ism when it comes to wealth; especially since upward mobility has nearly evaporated in the last couple of generations. This vain sentiment does seem to interfere in the body politic holding the rich to paying their fair share &#8212; which isn&#8217;t another huger tax cut for them! This poem arises from this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Eye Wannabe Rich<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a see of losers<br \/>\nIf there is won thing<br \/>\nThey want<br \/>\nIt\u2019s awe a bout<br \/>\nLoot<br \/>\nThe I con of billionaires<br \/>\nIt could be you<br \/>\nNo surprise as all guise<br \/>\nAs idol eyes<br \/>\nThe all might<br \/>\nHe buck<br \/>\nAnd Bambi trophy wife<br \/>\nShow me the doe!<br \/>\nWeather two<br \/>\nThree<br \/>\nOr four<br \/>\nWho keeps<br \/>\nScore<br \/>\nIf only<br \/>\nAt any rate<br \/>\nA king\u2019s ransom<br \/>\nOr soully dead presidents<br \/>\nIn your buy and buy<br \/>\nIs his in vest<br \/>\nAnd in your foolness of daze<br \/>\nDown right left<br \/>\nRight left right<br \/>\nOnly wanting<br \/>\nJust<br \/>\nComfortable<br \/>\nThat conundrum unbeat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is overwhelming public support for increasing taxes on the richest Americans. This stands in sharp contrast to Trump&#8217;s proposed second round of huge tax cuts for the richest, mostly paid for by borrowing, that is increasing the debt, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/poem-eye-wannabe-rich\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: Eye Wannabe Rich | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: Eye Wannabe Rich, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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