HYPERBOLE

        How did Uncle Sam get into this mess?
        You recall how he spent here and abroad,
        Passing out tax dollars like some largesse,
        Easily spending money just borrowed,
        Racking up a generational debt--
        By the fourteen trillions, as of last count!
        Oh, not to worry;  taxpayers, don't fret.
        Let interest rates continue to mount;
        Each time you inhale, a levy you'll get.