Wages

The average wage-earner commands much less
Than what he needs. Political concerns
Don't interest him at all, since what he earns
Means all his time is spent on business.
He knows the price of gasoline, the mess
His car makes of the air, the oil that burns,
The pay deducted for his tax returns,
But Economics? Anybody's guess.

When someone talks about the "working poor,"
He knows he isn't that. He has a car,
A house, a dishwasher, he took a tour
Of France one year. The poor don't visit France.
But he's not quite sure where his savings are,
And he knows every day's a game of chance.