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# The Bottom Line
- URL: https://www.andyposner.org/the-bottom-line/
- Published: 2017-07-30T16:34:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-15T05:03:11.000Z
- Description: “Would you break the law then pay a fine If it helped the bottom line?” “Yes,” says the CEO, “this job is mine So long as I grow the bottom line.”
- Author: Andy
- Tags: poetry, #Migrated-1784090317409, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-15 04:39

“Would you break the law then pay a fine  
if it helped the bottom line?”

“Yes,” says the CEO, “this job is mine  
so long as I grow the bottom line.”

“And how do your values align  
with this growing bottom line?”

“The free market is a thing divine;  
we all grow rich when I grow the bottom line”

“But nature, she is in decline  
while you pursue the bottom line…”

“We donate to restore the coastline  
with profits from our bottom line.”

“You have children working in the mines,  
to a life of slavery confined…”

“That work to others is assigned;  
slavery is their problem, not mine.”

“One last thing: is there a line  
you wouldn’t cross in service of the bottom line?

“Ask my lawyers and my board; I have time  
only to serve the bottom line.”