America the Avaricious

O beautiful, gracious 2.0% tax rate for the top 1.0%,
favor her amber waves of capital gains,
bless the mounting majesties of the 67% of the wealth owned by the top 10%
fruitless pain torments the bottom 50%, possessing 2.5% of the wealth

America! America!
Let capitalism, shed its disgrace on thee
And spread our income gap with disdain for brotherhood
From sea to tainted sea!

America! America!
Suffer the children’s defeat for the fifty percent of offspring.
who will not exceed their parents’ income
whose stern, impassioned stress
will not be soothed by a political caress
a downward mobility thoroughfare
for freedom to fall into
homeless despair!

America! America!
God mend thine every flaw, and
confirm thy soullessness is not in control, and
we do not take liberties with the law, and
we avoid boastful politicians promoting strife,
who more than their country, love self
and love revenge more than justice!

America! America!
May God thy GNP refine
till all success be ruthless conquest
and every gain is a dividend! (tax-free)

America! America!
We lust for profitable excess
that feeds the greed that
leaves our bankrupt cities
drowning in financial distress!

America! America!
God shed his grace
on private investments
and crown our consumer
consumption society
with worldwide manifest destiny
from sea to contaminated sea!