Slavery - Basic Wage

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How can it be that the great

nation of liberty was

founded on cold slavery.

Now today there are those that

are the working poor, zombies

to the markets hungry maw.

Step forward the caring men

righteous in their legal stance

defenders of rights equal.

President Obama wants

all to earn a living wage,

a worthy nation giving.

To people, the right to work,

to live, not to beg to eat,

nor pursuit of life’s last dreg.

Ed Murray raised the basic

wage, gave folks self respect, lives

to live, not empty neglect.

The right wing outraged cries foul

let the market decide what

rights; slippery downward slide.

Non are born equal in that

land of liberty, yet all

lip serve; equal rights worthy.

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