[Verse 1] When the corporation pays your bills tonight The question is what makes enrichment right Orthodox theory says it's crystal clear If they pay what you would pay, then wealth appears Your resources stay intact, preserved and whole Better off than zero is the orthodox goal Saved expenditure theory takes the stage But assumptions hide between each legal page [Chorus] What's your baseline, what's your floor Are you richer than before Saved expenditure says you win When corporate money flows within But the baseline's not just zero Look beyond the corporate hero True enrichment needs to show You're better off than status quo [Verse 2] Here's the problem with the orthodox view It assumes that zero is the baseline true But you cannot choose to skip your daily bread You cannot choose to sleep without a bed These aren't luxuries you might decline Prerequisites for life, by design Housing, food, and shelter aren't discretionary They're the foundation, necessary [Chorus] What's your baseline, what's your floor Are you richer than before Saved expenditure says you win When corporate money flows within But the baseline's not just zero Look beyond the corporate hero True enrichment needs to show You're better off than status quo [Bridge] Alternative reading changes everything Enrichment means your actual position's ring If you'd be housed by parents or your own Corporate housing just changes who you loan The source of provision shifts around But your position stays on solid ground The Savage test needs substance, not just form "Received something" isn't the proper norm [Verse 3] Better off than your actual baseline state Not better off than zero, that's too late If you would have been housed regardless of the source Then corporate housing doesn't change your course It changes who provides but not your wealth Your actual position, your financial health Enrichment doctrine needs this deeper view To capture what advancement really means to you [Chorus] What's your baseline, what's your floor Are you richer than before Saved expenditure says you win When corporate money flows within But the baseline's not just zero Look beyond the corporate hero True enrichment needs to show You're better off than status quo [Outro] Enrichment doctrine, complex and refined Orthodox versus alternative design Your baseline matters more than you might think It's the foundation, the crucial link
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