Poetry / THE DOLLAR SIGN

I was surprised to see that I had a knew review considering I had worked my way down to seven credits- I new it had to be someone on my friends list. Thanks for the review- I think I’m going to go look up that other piece you mentioned.

I can’t write about the negative aspects of capitalism, because I don’t recognize any.

Glad to see that you realized that I was speaking of the subject matter in a positive light- a lot of people thought I was saying the opposite.

There is another aspect of the piece though- other than capitalism.

It was originally going to be a haiku on steel- then a rensaku on steel- and then I changed my mind after the first few lines seeing that I had something else going here.

Happy writing.

-K.S.

P.S.- I was disappointed to see Rudy Giuliani drop out of the race. Ron Paul is still hanging in there, but barely. Am I the only one who fears for our country? If Hilary Clinton becomes president I’m moving to Canada. You should see the kind of reasons people give for wanting her or Barack Obama to be president. I shudder in fear at what it implies- “practically” and philosophically. Just thought I’d add that in there- hope it won’t cause a problem like our last discussion of politics.

P.P.S- Read BASIC ECONOMICS by Thomas Sowell.

I’d been meaning to mention that book to you for over a week now.

-K.S.

Ill try and take a gander at it after I finish what I’m reading now; “The Human Stain” by Philip Roth among others.

Just remember and I say this seriously-the Bush administration is as/ more corrupt than any in memory by far, and yet America still survives.  Highly battered by warrantless searches, two endless wars, a ballooning deficit that YOU MY DEAR will be paying the price for, not to mention endless corporate scandal and high intrigue from treasonous lobbyists.  The list goes on ad infinitum…do not fear Hillary.

Please don’t make your mind up concerning the issue of Healthcare in premature fashion; it is an extraordinarily complex issue and will bankrupt the country and businesses soon unless greater efficiency and realism overcome the needs of the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbies.

Americas numero uno problem is not one political philosophy over another, but a systematic approach to corruption that has soured virtually everything positive…    

I’m opposed to health care for more than philosophical reasons. It will honestly destroy our economy. Read the book I mentioned. He covers socialized health care when discussing price controls—and offers proof in the form of discussing the states of countries using fully or partially socialized health care and comparing them to the United States (along with relating what happens when government controls are increased and decreased). This was long before socialized health care was as much of a major issue on everyone’s mind (the examples used in the book are no later than 2002). The two books next to me right now actually cover a lot of the basic principles behind my opposition to socialized health- but not all.

If we get rid of the illegals our unemployment rates will decrease, our national dept will decrease, and we will no longer need socialized health care. We also need to abolish rent controls and minimum wage laws (another thing you will learn about in BASIC ECONOMICS). Number one on my list of unjust taxes will be income tax- I really don’t think there is anything that I am more strongly opposed to than this.

The government just needs to stay the hell out of our economy.

-K.S.

Just out of curiosity- did the tone of this piece seem more favorable or unfavorable of the subject matter? I realized that people might end up taking it either way.

-K.S.

It feels like you are taking a jab at the capitalists.  I have no issues with that. The rich buggers need a good jabben’ once in a whyle.  ;)

TheWallruss

You’re right- I was complimenting it. I originally planned to include a reviewer’s note saying that I was looking upon this in a favorable light, but ended up omitting it. I figured that whether or not someone agreed with me would determine whether they got the piece- or rather, whether they thought I was looking upon it positively or negatively. This piece just might be a great judge of character.

I’m one of the most Pro-Capitalistic people you’ll ever meet by the way- but what’s important in this piece is the “why?”. You seemed to have hit it pretty head on though. Good job.

Happy writing.

-K.S.

What did you think I was getting at?

And I find amusement in all my poems and therefore created that goal a while back to use in all of my pieces. This particular piece actually brought me great amusement, pleasure, and satisfaction- I was thinking that it would possibly do the same for a select few others.

-K.S.

Something to do with money being far too central in our world?

I think that the personal nature of poems in particular probably means that humour/pleasure/understanding is seen in places by the poet where it may not be by other readers (though this does not mean they can’t get other things out of it.) I know that there are some parts of my own work, which make me smile or even utter a chuckle, but would completely pass others by.