George, wonderful! If you had lived in Shakespeare's time, you'd be famous by now! I'm sending it out to a couple of lists and some friends.
Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: GEORGE AND ANN PARSONS To: Ed Weick Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:16 PM Subject: Fw: the Crash of '08 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: GEORGE AND ANN PARSONS <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 9:07:43 PM Subject: the Crash of '08 Hi Ed: In the wake of all that heavy-duty stuff about Republicans floundering amid the Obamadollars, I submit the following bit of fluff, while begging your indulgence as an economist. George PS.- Don't ask me why this comes as a forwarded message; it was just supposed to be an attachment. G. The Crash of ’08 by George Parsons And so the economy tanks. The panic’s afflicting all ranks: The borrowers, lenders, Consumers, big spenders, All losing their trust in the banks. Big industry’s down on its luck: Manufacturing’s hit by a truck. The movers and shakers, The brokers, car makers, All vie for the Government Buck. The mortgage market’s a mess -- Foreclosures increasing the stress; With stocks in decline And jobs on the line, The future is anyone’s guess. Now, seeing the crisis unfold -- Watching taxpayers carry the load -- It’s really appalling; The sky’s surely falling; Which (more or less) history foretold. Greed and fear interacting in turn, Long ago made the stock markets churn; And today it’s the same -- Gamblers rush to the game, And you ask if they ever will learn.
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