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My Question to Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke

When banks went bankrupt, to bail them out
The government gave them a cushy handout

When the rest of economy went to recession
The government tried to make a good impression

It printed trillions of fiat money
To rescue all friends of the Easter Bunny

To provide the necessary wherewithal
To spend its way out of the hole

The politicians were not aware
While they built the bridges that lead to nowhere

That money is also a finite resource
They had good intentions: for better or for worse

Inflation and taxes beyond any doubt
Caused my retirement fund wipe out

My finances were trapped, I couldn’t get any cash
When stocks and bonds have turned into trash

I was paying my mortgage & credit card debt
I spent money wisely, my expenses were capped

With banks in default, the dollar’s inflating
I still retain 5-star credit rating

Hey, Mr.Bernanke and Mr.Greenspan
Something is wrong with your genius plan

Would you, please, tell me, whose fault is that -
People are suffering and banksters are fat?

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August 23,2009

poem by Slava Olchevski
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