Let's Invest in Our Kids!

As Elizabeth Warren pointed out,

Cuts in research and education

Infrastructure and innovation

Have affected our country, without a doubt.

 

Skyrocketing costs for attending college

Are keeping many out of school,

Thus having an impact as a rule

On future workers’ quest for knowledge.

 

Imagine what our students go through

When over one trillion dollars of debt

Hangs over their heads as a constant threat,

Especially each time the payments are due.

 

Keep interest low for the payment of loans

So the students can quickly get on their feet

When they finish school and start to compete

In the workforce, where there are many unknowns.

 

Our government does not have to make

Billions of dollars from our struggling youth

While banks borrow money--and this is uncouth--

At zero interest! Please, give me a break!

 

Too many voters are being misled

By the rich and powerful who won’t pay their share

Of taxes. Invest in the billionaire?

No, let’s invest in our kids instead!

(4-26-14)