Trickle Down
Trickle Down: Unmasking Corporate Greed in a World of Illusions
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Picture on magazine boardroom pop star
Depicts an influential figure in a magazine, possibly a corporate pop star.
Pinstripe prophet of pecker head greed
Describes a corporate leader driven by greed and self-interest.
You say, "Trust me with the money, the keys to the universe"
Sarcastically suggests trust in the elite with control over money and the universe.
Trickle down will give us everything we need
Cynically refers to the idea that benefits will reach everyone through "trickle down" economics.
Brand new century private penitentiary
Portrays a futuristic, exclusive prison for the wealthy.
Bank vault utopia padded for the few
Describes an idealized, secure place only accessible to a select few.
And it's tumors for the masses coughing for the masses
Highlights health issues affecting the masses, contrasting with the privileged.
Earphones for the masses and they all serve you
Satirizes the media and technology serving the elite while ignoring societal problems.
Trickle down give 'em the business
Ironically comments on the benefits promised by trickle-down economics.
Trickle down supposed to give us the goods
Questions the effectiveness of trickle-down economics in delivering societal benefits.
Cups held out to catch a bit of the bounty
Symbolizes the public hoping for a share of the economic benefits.
Trickle down everywhere trickle down blood
Criticizes the negative consequences, such as bloodshed, of the promised benefits.
What used to pass for education now looks more like ignoration
Observes a decline in education, replaced by ignorance.
Take the people's money and slip it to the corporation
Accuses the diversion of public funds to benefit corporations.
Yellow rain golden shower pesticide firepower
Metaphorically describes harmful effects of corporate actions like pesticide use.
Summon feudal demons of sweatshop subjugation
Refers to the exploitation of labor in sweatshops.
Workfare foul air homeless beggars everywhere
Addresses issues like workfare, pollution, and homelessness affecting the general population.
Picture phone aristocrats lounge around the pool
Contrasts the luxurious lifestyle of the rich with societal problems.
Captains of industry smiling beneficently
Depicts wealthy industrialists seemingly benevolent but detached from reality.
Leaking hole supertanker ship of fools
Uses a metaphor of a leaking ship to describe a dysfunctional system.
Trickle down give me the business
Reiterates skepticism about the benefits of trickle-down economics.
Trickle down supposed to give us the goods
Questions whether the promised goods from trickle-down economics will materialize.
Cups held out to catch a bit of the bounty
Repeats the imagery of cups held out, expecting a share of the promised prosperity.
Trickle down everywhere trickle down blood
Emphasizes the negative consequences, including bloodshed, of the trickle-down approach.
Take over take down big bucks shakedown
Suggests a takeover by powerful entities, focusing on profit at any cost.
Schoolyard pusher offer anything for profit
Highlights the willingness to sacrifice anything for personal gain.
First got to privatize then you get to piratize
Links privatization with the idea of exploiting and plundering for personal profit.
Hooked on avarice, how do we get off it?
Reflects on the addictive nature of greed and questions how to break free from it.
Trickle down give me the business
Reiterates skepticism about the benefits of trickle-down economics.
Trickle down supposed to give us the goods
Expresses doubt about the actual delivery of promised goods through trickle-down economics.
Cups held out to catch a bit of the bounty
Repeats the imagery of cups held out, expecting a share of the promised prosperity.
Trickle down everywhere trickle down blood
Emphasizes the negative consequences, including bloodshed, of the trickle-down approach.
Trickle down give me the business
Reiterates skepticism about the benefits of trickle-down economics.
Trickle down supposed to give us the goods
Questions whether the promised goods from trickle-down economics will materialize.
Cups held out to catch a bit of the bounty
Repeats the imagery of cups held out, expecting a share of the promised prosperity.
Trickle down everywhere trickle down blood
Emphasizes the negative consequences, including bloodshed, of the trickle-down approach.
Trickle down
Concludes with a repetition of skepticism about trickle-down economics.
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