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Hard Times In the Usa

Hard Times in the USA By Elton Camp The desperately poor were once out of sight So most of us weren’t faced with their plight But some years ago, disaster started to begin When the economy went into a bad tailspin So that people who never expected to be poor How they would ever survive, became unsure Employment was lost and more couldn’t find Millions of folks have got in a terrible bind Even the moneyed who on interest depended Commenced to see their principal expended Those living in areas which were upscale Saw their housing investment begin to fail Some with pensions and insurance secure All of a sudden found they weren’t sure Recessions in the past saw thing rebound This time, the economy isn’t turning around In drastic cut-backs, we see more increase It’ll get worse unless the recession will cease

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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