[Verse 1] They're throwing around that word again "Neoliberal" like it's just pretend But there's a framework underneath Policies that shaped what we believe Started in the seventies tide When Keynesian consensus died [Chorus] Neo means new, liberal means free Markets first, that's the key Deregulate, privatize, compete Let the market move your feet Neo-liberal, not just a name It's a policy-making game [Verse 2] Reagan, Thatcher led the way "Government's the problem," they would say Cut the taxes, slash the spending Social safety nets need mending Free trade deals across the globe Competition is the robe [Chorus] Neo means new, liberal means free Markets first, that's the key Deregulate, privatize, compete Let the market move your feet Neo-liberal, not just a name It's a policy-making game [Bridge] When they say "got us in this mess" They mean forty years or less Of trusting markets to provide What government kept inside Housing, healthcare, education Subject to market creation [Verse 3] Both parties bought into the dream That markets reign supreme Clinton signed the banking bills Deregulation gave us thrills Until the crashes came to show The limits of the status quo [Chorus] Neo means new, liberal means free Markets first, that's the key Deregulate, privatize, compete Let the market move your feet Neo-liberal, not just a name It's a policy-making game [Outro] Now you know it's not just hate It's critique of policy's fate When they use that word with fire They're naming what they want to tire
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