"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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About Silverstein's Verse

 

Not everyone who works at Wal-Mart feels it's a choice career option. Why is that?

Wal-martyred

Weird hours, low pay,
‘Bout the work I’ve no say,
No future, but hey,
Don’t get me started,
Wal-martyred.

The stress I confess,
From working for less,
Has made me a mess,
This boss ain’t big-hearted.
Wal-martyred.

Don’t know how it started,
The good life’s departed,
For cheap goods ‘twas battered,
Have we been outsmarted?
Wal-martyred.

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©2008 Michael Silverstei

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