The Simple Joys of Capitalism It is gratifying To awaken every day and, With a few adjustments for The stock exchange and interest rates, Determine with a simple calculation Someone’s total monetary worth An even greater joy, however, Is to recognise that measurements of Human value are the same as Capital Which neatly manages to factor Conscience out of the equation ________________________________________________________________________ Emanuel E. García, The Virtues of Calamity, One Hundred Poems, 2013 |