[Verse 1]
After the war when times were bright
Prosperity was shared just right
But theories clash on what went wrong
Six schools of thought, let's sing along
Keynes said demand must lead the way
Government spending saves the day
When markets fail and jobs are few
Public investment pulls us through
[Chorus]
Six schools teaching, six ways seeing
Keynesian, Monetarist dreaming
Supply-side, Institutional meaning
Marxian, Public Choice agreeing
All have answers, all have reasons
For America's changing seasons
From broad-based wealth to wealth that's narrow
Follow each school's guiding arrow
[Verse 2]
Monetarists like Friedman say
Control the money, that's the way
Too much cash brings inflation's curse
Too little makes the outlook worse
Supply-siders cut the tax
Give the wealthy breathing tracks
Lower rates will boost production
Trickle down their contribution
[Chorus]
Six schools teaching, six ways seeing
Keynesian, Monetarist dreaming
Supply-side, Institutional meaning
Marxian, Public Choice agreeing
All have answers, all have reasons
For America's changing seasons
From broad-based wealth to wealth that's narrow
Follow each school's guiding arrow
[Verse 3]
Institutional scholars know
It's rules and norms that make things flow
Labor power, unions strong
Keep the income spread less wrong
Marxians see the class divide
Capital owners take their ride
Workers create but owners claim
It's always been the same old game
[Bridge]
Public Choice explains the scene
Politicians serve the machine
Elite capture takes control
Democracy pays the toll
Each theory has its lens to see
What happened to equality
From nineteen forty-eight till now
Each school explains the why and how
[Chorus]
Six schools teaching, six ways seeing
Keynesian, Monetarist dreaming
Supply-side, Institutional meaning
Marxian, Public Choice agreeing
All have answers, all have reasons
For America's changing seasons
From broad-based wealth to wealth that's narrow
Follow each school's guiding arrow
[Outro]
Study them all to understand
What shaped this complicated land
Six perspectives, one big story
America's economic glory