Fiscal Woes (The poem)

You're damned if you do
you're damned if you don't
In one breath they say we don't save enough
and in another they tell us to spend more
It's a house of cards
delicately balanced on credit
"Play now, pay later!"
should officially be our motto.

Started in the 20's
it became all the rage
Didn't anyone learn from it?
With the wide-spread sweep of easy credit
came the destruction of our own values.
It's much easier to go out on a limb
than it is to save the money
like we used to
like we're supposed to.

And still, we've not learned
we're still buying senseless shit we don't need
Trust me, Bluetooth is not a necessity of survival!
We've not sunk low enough into crisis for people to see
when they need to start worrying about food
Shelter
Maybe then they'll understand
And maybe next time, we'll do it right....