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MANIFESTO

MANIFESTO Three words inscribed on a bullet Finger on a trigger ready to pull it This system that does not concede Free healthcare at the point of need Or each citizen having their own say Then they express in their own way It’s politically influential Big Pharma That have a different kind of karma Money not blood, is the circulation Feeding each medical organisation Donations keeps it just the way it is Even when retribution begins to fizz With certainties like death and taxes Just where now indeed is that evil axis Industries may be considered corrupt As insurance fees are simply upped What does it really take to lift the lid Pushing the poor down the pyramid Social medicine is seen as communist The truth is diverted and then missed It’s not capitalism in everyone’s sights Or choosing to distort human rights But money makes the world go round Despite extortion often being found Yet murder cannot justify a murder Even in a kind of government purdah A message has been sent, to be sure Remember ‘Sicko’ by Michael Moore And now the sense of injustice grows From the words, Deny Defend Depose

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Date: 1/6/2025 10:40:00 AM
Congratulations! It is sad, but true. For the carriers, it's deny, deny, deny!
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Date: 1/5/2025 7:17:00 AM
truth is diverted.. liked it. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!
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Date: 1/5/2025 5:53:00 AM
Interesting commentary on the health crisis Howard. Those three words together I think are permanently etched into the collective subconscious. Sadly
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Date: 1/4/2025 11:00:00 PM
Mahalo, Howard, for your marvelous composition, and my compliments on your winning placement. Aloha~William
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