Saturday, April 12, 2014

Is This You?


Are your taxes still on your mind
Do you want them finished and signed
But in all that mess
That covers your desk
Is a receipt you still need to find?

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Senior Moment


A recent article gave seniors some credit
We have so much in our head it
May take a while
To find the right file
I just can’t recall where I read it.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Money = Speech?


It’s not a mathematical identity.

The Supreme Court stretched logic to reach
The conclusion that money is speech
Isn’t it funny
That speech is not money?
If we paid them with talk they would screech.

You pay sales tax and sales commission when you by a car or a house.

You can now buy your own politician
Thanks to their latest decision.
The Court had a chance
To bring the budget in balance
By imposing a stiff sales commission.

Or do they have a different agenda in mind?

Is the Court really doing their best
To solve the campaign financing mess?
With the most recent suit
They’ve taken the route
Of trying to privatize Congress.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The Affordable Healthcare Deadline


The website was a disaster, but ...

At the end they enrolled in a burst
Seven million bought insurance by the first
Many signed up freely
For their own policy
While others are feeling coerced.

... and then there are some of us who think there is a better way.


We pay dearly to be doctored and nursed
Though our system is far from the worst
We spend more on healthcare
Than most countries out there
Yet in longevity we rank fifty first.