“A State Of Mind” [Reflections On Book The Canadian Economy Series B-8 – Regional Equalization]
A state of mind it is, I say!
Few entrepreneurs live out this way” –
He claims it’s in an outlook “old”,
Quite shocked I am now I’ve been told.Skills, energy, and outlook can
Use ways and means to boost a man
Or woman (’cause exceptions reign;
Some civil servants are pain –For they live here, affected are
With pessimistic view, by Gar) –
But hey, make haste in other ways;
Perhaps we’ll see some better days.One fifth of Nova Scotia’s cash
Was equalized from others’ stash;
It’s all for one, and one for all –
Pick others up when sectors fall.The economic theory says
That balance comes, employer pays
Folks less, so others come there too,
Except that seldom what they do.“Incentives” bring a second look
(Due diligence is all it took
To find key factors for your biz;
But hey, the cash a bonus is!)The young (fifteen to twenty-five),
Can move with jobs – with moves they thrive;
Participants (from fifteen years
To sixty-four) are mixed, that’s clear.A spiral goes both ways, of course,
The booms are nice, the busts are worse
But it’s a head-game – goodwill to –
Now picture forms – so here’s to you!Thanks Lord for this.
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