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Meanwhile in another (W)alternate universe...

And when the Great voice was heard over the loudspeakers
The declaration of a free society had been rightly proclaimed
So from the eccentric tycoon to the common job seeker
Money became an obsolete thing of dishonor and shame

In the cities everyone went into the streets to burn their bills
Stock had no more power or meaning from borrower to lender
For all across the globe leaders had picked up their quills
Making bartering and human kindness the new legal tender

And no matter the time zone the biggest party ever was thrown
Cold hard cash fell like shredded paper from building windows
It was a ticker-tape parade for morality and civility coming home
The age of corruption and decadence had finally come to a close

Without prejudice civilization had reached enlightenment
Regardless of color or creed all peoples celebrated as one
In this alternate world there was a change in what entitle(d)ment
A new plane of understanding where humanity finally won