On
the
twelfth
day
of
Christmas,
Wall
Streeters
gave
to
we
Twelve
Senators
corrupting,
Eleven
industries
shuttering,
Ten
percent
unemployment,
Nine
mortgages
foreclosing,
Eight‐figure
bonuses
a‐paying,
Seven
homeowners
a‐sinking,
Six
banks
a‐failing,
Five
golden
parachutes,
Four
calling
lobbyists,
Three
pink
slips,
Two
endless
wars,
and
corporate
socialism
that
is
risk
free.
(By Tim Stewart, with apologies to the original unknown author. Tim is an associate professor at the Kyoto University Institute for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education.)
