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Poem
July 20, 1937
The Times News
Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A satirical poem criticizing economic inequality where prices, taxes, and rents rise while wages stay the same, blaming profiteers and calling for wage increases. Attributed to Kempster.
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EVERYTHING GOING UP, BUT WAGES
It's no surprise at all to me, to find the public rages
Since everything is going up, yes! Everything but wages.
The rich men all are getting sore, because of increased taxes.
The poor man feeling most the "pinch", of course his anger waxes.
It surely is a sorry world, with all its human wrongs.
And difficult to place the blame just where the blame belongs.
It's hard to get these profiteers, their profits to dis-gorge
For everyone will shift the blame, and put it back on George.
"If happy days ARE here again," with prosperous times in view
Then the Public's share is mighty slim, so it must be for the few.
With foods all up, and rents advanced, some trouble it pre-sages,
So you'll agree, I think with me, It's time they raised our wages.
-KEMPSTER.
It's no surprise at all to me, to find the public rages
Since everything is going up, yes! Everything but wages.
The rich men all are getting sore, because of increased taxes.
The poor man feeling most the "pinch", of course his anger waxes.
It surely is a sorry world, with all its human wrongs.
And difficult to place the blame just where the blame belongs.
It's hard to get these profiteers, their profits to dis-gorge
For everyone will shift the blame, and put it back on George.
"If happy days ARE here again," with prosperous times in view
Then the Public's share is mighty slim, so it must be for the few.
With foods all up, and rents advanced, some trouble it pre-sages,
So you'll agree, I think with me, It's time they raised our wages.
-KEMPSTER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Taxation Tyranny
Political
What keywords are associated?
Rising Prices
Stagnant Wages
Profiteers
Economic Inequality
Public Anger
What entities or persons were involved?
Kempster
Poem Details
Title
Everything Going Up, But Wages
Author
Kempster
Subject
Rising Prices And Taxes Versus Stagnant Wages
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
It's No Surprise At All To Me, To Find The Public Rages
Since Everything Is Going Up, Yes! Everything But Wages.
So You'll Agree, I Think With Me, It's Time They Raised Our Wages.