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AE 16 A Short Lesson in Economics
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A soft rock number
money corruption finance dodgy
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Peak #77
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Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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December 13, 2019
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I wrote this after the paradise paper came out with lots of dodgy financial dealings - a while ago now but I'm sure there'll be another financial scandal soon
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AE 16 A short lesson in Economics April 2016 verse ENo matter what you think the fact is no ones keen on paying taxes AThough most of us agree that we should F#We may be open to persuasion its avoidance not evasion B+7Because wed do that ourselves if we could But when the magnitude start soaring then these shysters were abhorring cos theyre taking us all for a ride All those blues blacks reds and yellows seem uncomfortable bedfellows Yet theyre sitting smiling side by side chorus AWed get subpoenaed for some minor misdemeanor EIts getting where enough is enough AFor nothing seems to ruffle a hog in the truffle GA porker with his snout in the Btrough So there clearly is a difference is you care to make the inference bout what we take as criminality Are your actions simply tawdry or do you run a Chinese laundry Thats what makes all the difference to me instrumental chorus So I dont care much what youre earning for those midnight lamps youre burning Hope it brings you joy quite righteously But your tax returns are boring turn me off and get me snoring If its legal lets have transparency? But if the rules are overridden then the money still stays hidden Now were getting to the nub The solution is of course youve got the rules and so enforce em To quote Shakespeare Aye, theres the rub chorus ?
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