At
some point in time no matter how great the meal
A
body becomes sated and if continuing picks at his food with little zeal
Maybe
the same is true of continued accumulation of wealth
Whether
earned through hard work and risk or by inherited stealth
When
you have assets in the millions from deprivation one is largely immune
On
consumption there is a limit to how many toys or mansions and the number of
rooms
As
long as all wealth is at risk and some
wealth is held in T-Bills or insured accounts
Regardless
of the bankruptcy leveling winds you will still have comfort dollars to count
How
many buildings on college campuses in your name
Until
overflowing is the cup of adulation and fame?
Your
favorite college or charity has enough endowment that fulfillment of its goals
will never wane
The
good work done to the general population will always continue to reign
How
many foundations must you in your name create
To
wage a holy war against disease to cause it to abate?
How
many scholarships must you endow
Before
a grateful nation before you bows?
At
what point the realization finally dawns
Time
to spread the wealth like fertilizing a new lawn?
If
you keep wealth and pass it on to your kids the disease of spoiled lack of
incentive rich kid infects
An
entrepreneur who built his fortune from intellect, hard work, luck and risk
will that path reject
The
conundrum is how to shed wealth but to the recipients who waste not and make it
grow
When
if in government programs too much waste and fraud and the funds grow low
Maybe
you divide among family, wealth tax income
equality and philanthropy in percentages to have the most impact
Three
prongs like a trident to the social needs of this great country attack
© June 28, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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