Tell Your Children

Tell your children if they stick

With a job through thin & thick,

Comes the day for their reward

When the boss cannot afford

Keeping them upon the books –

So they're treated like some schnooks,

Given pink slips and a coupon

For food stamps, perhaps Grey Poupon.

Pensions cut off with an axe

(but don't forget to pay your tax!)

Middle class prosperity

Now turns into charity.

Better they should be Marines;

They may be shot but they'll have means!