Us - Them = Rest?

The currency of life is money and time.
Before the invention of debt it was time
which with nearly no time pieces to measure it,
was practically infinite.

When money and time are well invested
they create a sense of longevity rewarded.

When they were used to dis-invest in others
whilst appearing to do the opposite,
then other people become the foot-soldiers
in an undeclared war in which all life is devalued
-because war degrades everything it touches.

We like to pretend that employers are people.
People who contract to exchange their money
for their employees time and labour.
But whatever image employers project,
the value of their money comes in how
their employees can now afford debts
that they can pay off later.

But people still have to think for themselves
if their lives are not to be devalued
by shrinking bargaining powers
for over-hyped opportunities.

I'm Not Like Everybody Else

They all think so alike and are all so different from me....

Us - Them = Rest?

The currency of life is money and time.
Before the invention of debt it was just time
which with few time pieces was highly flexible.

When money and time are well invested
they create a sense of rewarding longevity.
When they were used to disinvest in others
then other people become soldiers
in an undeclared war, and all life is devalued
-because war devalues everything it touches.

We like to pretend that employers
are people, people who contract
to exchange their money
for their employees time and labour;
But whatever employers project,
most of their money is debt.
People have to think for themselves
if their lives are not to shrink
from shrunken means of bargaining
for over-inflated opportunities.