The phrase ‘get us down’ means make somebody ‘depressed’ or ‘demoralized’. In the poem ‘Money Madness’, according to the poet, ‘money’ has demoralized mankind. Mankind treats those people, who have money, with a lot of respect and dignity. It judges the worth of a man by the amount of money he or she possesses. Mankind usually asks the question, “How much is he worth? Has he no money?”
But, if he or she has no money, society condemns them to humiliation and eventually **. However, mankind does not deprive such people of food. It gives them food but along with food it also gives them suffering, humiliation and cruelty. This of getting humiliated and subjected to cruelty if they do not earn enough money makes people about money. That is why people crave for money so that they are not made to eat dirt. The poet remarks that such an attitude of mankind towards those who do not have money is wrong. The poet suggests that we should regain our sanity in this regard. Otherwise, this collective madness for money will make us ** one another. He asserts that ‘bread, shelter and ****’ which are essential for survival, should be made available free of cost and without humiliation to anyone and everyone all over the world irrespective of whether a person has money or not.
