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Tag: capitalism

there’s a new tariff in town

haiku for 6/11/2025

there’s a new tariff in town

Tax on everything.
Prices are skyrocketing.
Recession coming.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 11, 2025May 30, 2025Format QuoteTags capitalism, economics, economy, government, United StatesLeave a comment on there’s a new tariff in town

those poor billionaires

haiku for 5/27/2025

those poor billionaires

So misunderstood
with their mountains of cash and
their pillaging ways.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on May 27, 2025April 26, 2025Format QuoteTags capitalism, humor, oligarchy, societyLeave a comment on those poor billionaires

can’t get my meds

haiku for 3/27/2025

can’t get my meds

The same pills each month,
and yet I must get prior
authorization.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on March 27, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags bureaucracy, capitalism, healthLeave a comment on can’t get my meds

rent in america

haiku for 3/25/2025

rent in america

Through the roof, which is
now impossible on a
regular paycheck.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on March 25, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags capitalism, current events, housingLeave a comment on rent in america

billionaires’ paradise

haiku for 3/24/2025

billionaires’ paradise

They own media,
corporations, resources
and the government.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on March 24, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags capitalismLeave a comment on billionaires’ paradise

the piracy code

haiku for 3/16/2025

the piracy code

Why pay for stuff when
you can download it for free?
The artists suffer.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on March 16, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags art, capitalism, crime, digital rights managementLeave a comment on the piracy code

the offer and the counteroffer

haiku for 2/23/2025

the offer and the counteroffer

A two-step dance to
find out your worth in dollars,
cents and benefits.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on February 23, 2025February 2, 2025Format QuoteTags business, capitalism, career, commodification, negotiationLeave a comment on the offer and the counteroffer

finding out your worth

haiku for 2/6/2025

finding out your worth

You’re worth so much more
than a dollar amount, but
those are our values.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on February 6, 2025January 29, 2025Format QuoteTags business, capitalism, commodification, humans, workLeave a comment on finding out your worth

the enshittification of content

haiku for 2/1/2025

the enshittification of content

We can make most things
with digital tools, but we
crank out loads of slop.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on February 1, 2025January 29, 2025Format QuoteTags art, capitalism, modern life, technologyLeave a comment on the enshittification of content

gig work as an elf

haiku for 12/13/2024

gig work as an elf

Santa runs a mean
shop. Quotas and deadlines on
expendable pay.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on December 13, 2024November 30, 2024Format QuoteTags capitalism, Christmas, gig economy, humorLeave a comment on gig work as an elf

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