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NEWS ITEM: Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, is of the opinion that old people, i.e. those most at risk, should volunteer to die to save the economy.
I AM SUPPOSED TO SAY... By Betty Farber I am supposed to say That I would gladly die To salvage a booming economy For my grandchildren. But then who would tell them How their great-grandmother Sailed from Russia, with her family On the ship The Fatherland When she was 8 years old. Who would touch her name proudly Etched on the wall at Ellis Island? Who would describe to the grandchildren A world without technology: No computers, no streaming, no smart phones? How we played Monopoly and marbles, Wore roller skates with the metal key Dangling from a string around our neck. Who would tell them about World War II Rationing, blackouts, War Bonds? Who would describe living through Ageism, racism and sexism? And who will teach them To choose Life?
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AuthorBetty Farber lives in New York City. She is a great-grandmother of six. Archives
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