Edited sentence: "Behold the sparkle of champagne / The crime rate's gone Feel free again / O' life's a dream with you, Miss Lily White / Jane Fonda on the screen today / Convinced the liberals it's okay / So let's get dressed and dance away the night"."Kill the Poor" is a social commentary on the intention of white, upper class America and their attempt to eradicate the poor in an attempt to attain white and upper class supremacy disguised as "efficiency and progress"."The sun beams down on a brand new day / No more welfare tax to pay / Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light / Jobless millions whisked away / At last we have more room to play / All systems go to kill the poor tonight".For example, the sun shining down on towns and the lack of welfare taxes to pay are what constitute an ideal society.In addition to being an actress, Fonda was also a liberal political activist, suggesting the complicity of California's liberals in upholding the repressive social order which oppressed the poor - a theme often explored by the Dead Kennedys.It also interesting to see that this verse also touches upon the idea that in this society, killing of the poor is seen as a sport.Promises of crime-free societies and drinking champagne await once the poor are killed.The first verse is a commentary on United States and their imperialist intentions to use war to attain resources that will benefit the capitalistic economy.The mentioning of Lily White is in reference to the Lily White Movement which was extremely racist and advocated against the passing of the Civil Rights Movement.The reference to Jane Fonda is that in this world, the idea of beauty and womanhood would be a white woman like Jane Fonda.The second verse fantasizes about a world in which the poor are absent.The third verse refers to white supremacy, the ultimate goal of eradicating the poor as a majority of poor people are people of color