Follow The Money

To see what’s really going on,
Just track the cash – what will be found
Is life beneath the smoke and dust;
View scene beneath, then thoughts adjust.

For in this land of snow and ice,
Veneer’s maintained as way of life,
Which buys some time to get one’s way,
Yet still have friends from day to day.

But cash is real – the bottom line,
Where rubber hits the road, and fine
Words fade from view of aggregate –
We see for real – that’s hard to fake.

Take statements from a church’s past,
And strip away veneer that’s cast
To be polite, and keep the peace,
Check source of funds – from most to least –

Of course, they don’t reveal those facts,
So estimate – the rules still acts
Quite well within the larger scene,
Where “80:20 rule” is seen.

One-eighty grand, percentaged out;
One-thirty folk, percent no doubt;
Means 5K from the 27,
Three-fifty from the rest of them.

Within each group it’s skewed again;
The 80:20 rule remains;
It’s seen in flak, and help, and prayer –
The 80:20 rule’s still there.

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