Bloomington activist Paul Smith has discovered a heretofore unrecognized talent as a lyricist and has begun penning verse for the Bloomington-based songstresses the Raging Grannies. Here is the first. - sh

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Tax cuts for the rich

Sung to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

Obama's seen the glory of the tax cuts for the rich;
He got them through the congress without a single hitch;
Higher taxes for the poor will leave them clean without a stitch;
It's tax cuts for the rich!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Tax cuts for the rich will screw ya!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Wall Street is marching on.

The rich are getting richer while the poor go down the tube
Corp'rate CEOs are just a bunch of greedy boobs;
The rich will get more riches while the rest of us will lose.
It's tax cuts for the rich!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Tax cuts for the rich will screw ya!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! The rich are marching on.

They bought the last election and they're working on the next;
Just because they got their tax breaks doesn't mean they'll take a rest.
They're going after Medicare, Social Security next.
It's tax cuts for the rich!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Tax cuts for the rich will screw ya!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! The greed goes on and on.

The rich ignore the limits that the rest of us all heed;
There really is no limit to their endless forms of greed;
They're gonna tax the rest of us until we start to bleed.
It's tax cuts for the rich!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Tax cuts for the rich will screw ya!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! The plutocrats push on.

Paul Smith can be reached at ptsmith.bloomington.in.us.