Function of money

the artist cannot understand the function of money in modern society for him there is no relation between subject value and market value —W. H. Auden 

The WorldCom — $11 billion 

Enron —$60 billion 

Marc Dreier — 380 million 

Bernard L. Madoff —$50 billion 

Joseph Cassano —$69 million 

John Thain — $15 million, $750,000 salary 

Citigroup —$25.9 billion... 

"Yes, We Can"

With so many people lost their jobs
(525,000 in U.S. and 129,000 in Canada)
or their retirement savings
everyone is affected directly or indirectly
How can we cope with this diversity?
Quoted from President Barack Obama
"Yes, We Can"
By counting our having
(blessing sound too religious)
We have our health and our loved ones' health
We have our family
We have roof and good food
We have our freedom to do what we love to do

Obama effect

I've been non-stop smiling since January 20, 2009 Or should I say since election day 2008 I thought I forgot how to laugh I thought I gave up hope for humanity the wars the flood the poor the homeless the selfish she her hers he his him the bailouts the greed and the money money money... more money $18.4 billion, how many minimum wages The evil empire had been defeated I wish Charleston Heston live long enough to see this then he can join his gun dealers war mongers animal hunters antigay abortion doctors killers religion cultist ozone polluters money grabbers buddies back in their dark holes again the air is much fresher now I have time for poetry