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"University Rant" by Michelle Xiao

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Long deep breath for the end of exams,
you have to worry about parties,
next year's study, future sights -
and making that human capital pay off.
But I wasn't told that women get
significantly less, in the lines of a 30K
gap, on average, every year, from 25-65yrs.
I call that unfair, they put me in the dyke activist pile.

I know flexible exchange rates somehow
support an open economy, but inflation is
really screwing us into the ground, and those
import taxes can take a hike. Break apart
protectionist policies, and let Adam Smith's
invisible hand work its magic on this market
waste[wonder]land, depending on
which side you're on.

And I speak for the Coasean theorists,
Where government intervention should
be the last resort, or watered down by
independence of negotiation, after all
we are adults running a top ten nation
in the scale of living standards, give
the people property rights, because
ownership solves everything;
the moon's no limit nowadays!

Buildings tunneling buildings,
buildings towering buildings,
they are made of earth's strongest,
striking intimidation
university's antithesis
and a nod of respect
at the guardians of hallowed
knowledge, depleted art, vacant scowls
on disbelieving spectators, we're
not the pill-popping generation for nothing.

Funny as I'm drawing this decision tree
in the likelihood of a fire hazard, you
sit under one, beneath the star lights
hip to that girl - who has been disarming you
slowly, with that pretty smile and cute
period freckles. Now I've stuffed up Bayem's
theorem, probability not on my side.



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On Monday October 29th, 2007, Reefer_rave (222) writes:
indeed.... "we're not the pill-popping generation for nothing" It has me thought provoked to a stupor.


On Sunday July 23rd, 2006, GreyDividing (194) writes:
"drawing this decision tree in the likelihood of a fire hazard" that line made made me grin, I do enjoy your cynical but justified viewpoint. Bruised and jaded by circumstance though still clinging to the hopefulness of ideals. This Rocks!


On Monday February 13th, 2006, island warrior (302) writes:
What an amazing piece of writing.


On Wednesday November 23rd, 2005, Lotophagi (449) writes:
this is a fantastic write. clear, resoundingly true and passionate... Thank you.


On Monday November 21st, 2005, An Expired Member (17) writes:
Finally someone who speaks up about it. I can't do it on my own! You keep at it and the world will eventually crumble... was what I was told...



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