"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

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Of course there's no inflation. The experts have made that clear. So how come I'm paying more for so many basics these days?

The No Inflation Poem

We're told there's no inflation,
That prices ain't got higher
'Bout this the Fed is adamant.
(Could Bernanke be a liar?)

When I visit with a doctor,
A more costly payment's due;
All those gotcha fees from banks,
And airlines, too, on gotcha's queue.

Gas pump prices weekly rising,
While my food bill's up as well,
To cart my trash my town now charges,
Something here just doesn't jell.

Economists are clever people,
Well meaning, too, of that I'm certain.
But twixt their numbers and my life,
Has grown a sight- and soundproof curtain.

*****

©2009 Michael Silverstein

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