Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam,
he giveth and he taketh away

He's space-age fighter jets,
great flashing fire trucks,
food stamps,
the all-seeing internet eye,
the open public schools in every city,
stark but soaring marble court houses,
prison barb-wire and prison chapels,
and the engineers who contain the strange...
and teach us poor night from day

Uncle Sam,
he giveth and he taketh away