Tina

Tina

Thanks to capitalism,
We have architecture no-one likes,
And public transit never-built,
With roads for cars but not for bikes.
Thanks to capitalism,
Our health care is on life support,
While education fails our kids,
And long-term planning comes up short.

Penny-pinching,
Fiscal-flinching,
Skimping on the maintenance.
Worker-bashing,
Honour-trashing,
Crashing to advance.

Thanks to capitalism,
There are no houses for our youth –
The green belt is all gobbled-up
And the rents are through the roof.
Thanks to capitalism,
Our pension pots are all a lie.
With bankers-gamblers hailed as heroes –
Growth or else we die !

Peacock-strutting,
Corner-cutting,
Gutting-out all common sense,
Sponsor-selling
Porkie-telling,
Shelling-out mere pence.

Thanks to capitalism,
The MP knows who his donor is,
While banks are printing money
That they use to pay their bonuses.
Thanks to capitalism,
Now the planet isn’t fit to live –
But still our politicians say
There is no alternative.

Saggy-scruples,
Legal-loopholes,
Snooping data from the fools,
Stripping assets,
Running bad debts,
No regrets, no rules.