I’m an old “folk song” guy, Jeri, and what keeps ringing in my ears (besides the tinnitus) when my brain tries to confront mass shootings (huge outbreak in CA lately) and suspected FBI and Presidential sons-in-laws (etc.) bad guys getting $500,000 personal recognizance bonds and huge “loans” is Woody Guthrie’s song “Pretty Boy Floyd.” T…
I’m an old “folk song” guy, Jeri, and what keeps ringing in my ears (besides the tinnitus) when my brain tries to confront mass shootings (huge outbreak in CA lately) and suspected FBI and Presidential sons-in-laws (etc.) bad guys getting $500,000 personal recognizance bonds and huge “loans” is Woody Guthrie’s song “Pretty Boy Floyd.” Toward the end is this phrase: “Some will rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen.” It is pretty apparent that one end of the wealth spectrum gets caught and “pays the price,” while the other end of the money trail simply rides off into the sunset - untouched!
I’m an old “folk song” guy, Jeri, and what keeps ringing in my ears (besides the tinnitus) when my brain tries to confront mass shootings (huge outbreak in CA lately) and suspected FBI and Presidential sons-in-laws (etc.) bad guys getting $500,000 personal recognizance bonds and huge “loans” is Woody Guthrie’s song “Pretty Boy Floyd.” Toward the end is this phrase: “Some will rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen.” It is pretty apparent that one end of the wealth spectrum gets caught and “pays the price,” while the other end of the money trail simply rides off into the sunset - untouched!
I’m reminded of a phrase in a Dylan song…”. Steal a little they put you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king!”
Perfect, Martha! Perfect!
“Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.” - Balzac
As well as a line from an Eagles song: "A man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun."
And create far more misery. I imagine Putin has a fancy one.