I don't think it's about loan sharks. Audioslave probably have some sort of socialist principles, (being formed from remnants of Rage) and this is a very socialist song. "Sharing the wealth" is what it's all about. The singer presents himself as trying to help the person who has amassed this personal wealth, that would be better spent on fellow human beings. It is a warning against those who are greedy and have huge excess while living in proximity to those who have almost nothing. Probably not without relation, Audiosalve were the first U.S. band to play a rock concert in Cuba.
I don't think it's about loan sharks. Audioslave probably have some sort of socialist principles, (being formed from remnants of Rage) and this is a very socialist song. "Sharing the wealth" is what it's all about. The singer presents himself as trying to help the person who has amassed this personal wealth, that would be better spent on fellow human beings. It is a warning against those who are greedy and have huge excess while living in proximity to those who have almost nothing. Probably not without relation, Audiosalve were the first U.S. band to play a rock concert in Cuba.