{"id":42334,"date":"2026-03-16T19:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=42334"},"modified":"2026-03-16T19:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:23:11","slug":"all-hail-to-the-profit-margin-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/all-hail-to-the-profit-margin-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL HAIL TO THE PROFIT MARGIN — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

ALL HAIL TO THE PROFIT MARGIN!<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

11-19-2025<\/p>\n

All hail to the profit margin,
\nIndeed the god of the Earth,
\nWhen we all look upon you,
\nWe see a company\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n

Yes it\u2019s by your great power,
\nA company will stand or fall,
\nBut if it should be the latter,
\nNo one will ever invest at all.<\/p>\n

How we seek to please thee,
\nEven tho it costs our health,
\nYour appetite is so insatiable,
\nYet we must feed your wealth.<\/p>\n

So we slave away every day,
\nPutting our lives on the line,
\nWe are dedicated servants,
\nThus we never think to whine.<\/p>\n

Making our god even greater,
\nWe will do whatever it takes,
\nTurn your head the other way,
\nWe will even sell a few fakes.<\/p>\n

Yes anything to increase profit,
\nScruples we really have none,
\nSure, we will cut a few corners,
\nTo give our brand a good run.<\/p>\n

At last when our lives are over,
\nWe\u2019ll look back with such pride,
\nWe made our company great,
\nIt was really just one swell ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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