virtual virtue doesn't cut it

"Tax his  tobacco,
Tax his  drink,
Tax him if  he
Tries to  think.

Tax his  cigars,
Tax his  beers,
If he  cries
Tax his  tears."

we do need to tax vices
addictive pleasures
we can't tax thinking
or feelings

it's taxes for war
that kill them and us
taxes to slop
corporate hogs

exxon's 40 billion in profits
goes untaxed year after year
that's what i hear
techno-pacified americans
cocooned & entertained
pay no attention to capital's gains
that's what i fear