Give us that Laffer Curve Smile!

Here is the rich man,
such an important person
see his wealth, his prosperity

trickle down, trickle down
in the end , it all trickles down
welath is a heavy burden to bear
in the end, it all trickles down
keep on quaffing that champagne
trickle down, trickle down

Here is the politician
a man of ultimate conviction
see his hefty superannuation

Here is the bureaucrat
the man of policy action
see his white paper, his mentality

Here is the economist
a man of many hands
see his pie graph, his flexibility

trickle down, trickle down
in the end , it all trickles down
welath is a heavy burden to bear
in the end, it all trickles down
keep on quaffing that champagne
trickle down, trickle down

Here is the manager
an example of equal venality
see her meanness, her transparency

Here is the policeman
the protector of the community
see his truncheon, feel his beating

Here are the small business owners
working six days a week
see their concerns forgotten, their anxiety

trickle down, trickle down
in the end , it all trickles down
welath is a heavy burden to bear
in the end, it all trickles down
keep on quaffing that champagne
trickle down, trickle down

Here is the geriatric nurse
always encouraged not to care
see his tired arms, his compassion

Here is a carpenter’s apprentice
blue singlet, steel-capped boots
see her calloused hands, her steely glare

Here is the single mother
left alone to care for a child
see her struggle with the pram

trickle down, trickle down
in the end , it all trickles down
welath is a heavy burden to bear
in th end, it all trickles down
keep on quaffing that champagne
trickle down, trickle down

Here is the retrenched factory worker
at home all day with the TV
see on the wall, there’s his degree

Here is a butch dyke
pushing a wheelchair in a park
see her arthritic mother, she loves her

Here is the political refugee
scapegoat for almost everyone
see her greedily asking us to care

Here is the only child
parents have been unemployed for months
see her cringe as they fight over money

trickle down, trickle down
in the end , it all trickles down
welath is a heavy burden to bear
in the end, it all trickles down
keep on quaffing that champagne
trickle down, trickle down

Here are some Aboriginal people
apparently they have their own industry
see them dying, see their poverty

see the rich man open his fly
   here comes the trickle!

See the many open their wallets
see the many break their backs
see the many give their time
see the many pay their price
here comes the waterfall
the magic of market gravity

what rushes up
must surely trickle down!