Farewell To Fair Play

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain in his 1873 novel /The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized the era's materialism and political corruption is just what this King has ordered in his Megabill —Poetess There was economic prosperity, tho unconscionable social inequality as a few “robber barons” tycoons amassed great fortunes, whereas degradation inflicted dire poverty, mass starvation from petty wages and long suffered humiliation spawned a widened path and following stages Arising of labor movements, for better rights and conditions narrowing the gap ‘tween the CEO and the working Joe killed for organizing strikes The Gilded Age was notorious political corruption made glorious influencing many politicians dominating were the captains of industry An era of the rise of patronage systems and widespread bribery and kickbacks eroding trust in the government Lack of effective regulation contributed monopolist’s chasm reign solidifying rich/poor disparity We’ve forgotten that era and are in the midst of repeating the plunder A royal signature enshrines greed now just as then, making America for the privileged gilded again His majesty has his victory lap and with no room for a generation gap he’ll sign the Big Beautiful Bill On this Independence Day A gilded new age awaits his will