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A ''small'' Improvement

Equal pay for all they’ll abort It’s the mantra of our Supreme Court Now some have health care Marry off any pair But keeping us poor is their sport Author's note: To be fair, the "Affordable Care Act" does (through subsidy) re-distribute some wealth. That is why certain politicians hate it! BTW, it's great for the insurance companies and is not the way real health care should be set up. It is, however, an improvement over what we had before. In a similar vein, extending rights to gay people (which is a good thing) also may help them economically. So, a small but important victory has occurred. n the grand scheme of things, the inequality that pervades our society is getting worse. The politicians say that we have to allow everyone to have expectations and opportunity for improvement. When I hear that statement, I think of trickle down economics. How can it be anything else when big money owns politics?

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Date: 7/17/2015 8:09:00 AM
Very wise! In the end we can blame the government or the system, but there is also a lot of personal accountable for our own actions. If someone wants to make a change, not be poor, have gay rights, anything, it starts with one person to make a change. Thank you for your wise words and thoughts!
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Date: 7/6/2015 6:28:00 PM
Awesome one, Duke! I don't get into politics much, though I really admire that you can write about such issues, and your limericks are always well thought out and cleverly written. I do enjoy the author's notes as well. So yeah, it would makes sense that equal marriage rights to gay people would help us economically. It's always interesting reading your thoughts and contemplating about society. Always, Laura
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Duke Beaufort
Date: 7/7/2015 6:11:00 PM
A rare victory for our civilization. YAY! Savor it!

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