Disincentive to work

this poem is fascist crap. Any caring society will care for the disabled, It requires a willingness to distinguish between the the disabled and the bludgers. It is not a fixed mark. It is the measure of of a society where they draw the line. cheers, Jess

pays us for not working, she effectively puts us out to pasture. And that often prematurely. There are better ways, of course. The chronically disabled and/or desperately poor greatly need to benefit from a phaseout period of government benefits as they choose to return (or begin) to work---to give them time enough to advance to higher incomes before any such crutch is significantly or totally removed. The option available for individuals, I think, is to grab Spanish (er, I mean American) bulls by curved horns and move full-bore ahead in their own long-term self-interest. Government is inherently and basically rotten (especially this one) and evidently can't be altered to at least take on a somewhat humane (or even practical) face. As far as your piece here, Michael, perhaps the fourth stanza in can be more accommodating to the rhyming patterns extant in the others. As far as content and the need for readers to put their attentions to it, I think it's worthy of more than a brief or passing note. Although I'd like to give Big Government (and its well-entrenched jerks) a lot more than a piece of my mind. What there is of it, that is. Thanx again, Michael. I understand your frustration. As well as your mother's concern. Please give her my regards, Chuck