{"id":1831,"date":"2025-02-28T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:46:17","slug":"all-the-gold-and-the-guns-in-the-world-couldnt-get-you-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/?p=1831","title":{"rendered":"All the gold and the guns in the world couldn&#8217;t get you off."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it ever gonna be enough?<br \/>\nIs it ever gonna be enough?<br \/>\nIs it ever gonna be enough?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRtd8ArvH_s?si=861BxpvpiWA6q8qB\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis song from Metric came to mind with all the recent behavior from our leaders in the US.\u00a0 The anxiety and fear they are manufacturing is unprecedented.<\/p>\n<p>The growing wealth disparity in the U.S. is hard to ignore, with the richest 1% controlling more wealth than the bottom 90% combined. Unfortunately, the government seems more focused on preserving power and amassing wealth for itself and its allies than on improving the lives of everyday citizens. Politicians, often tied to big business through lobbying or career transitions, shape policies that benefit the wealthy, leaving many Americans struggling. Instead of creating a system that works for everyone, the political elite seem more interested in maintaining their influence and expanding their own fortunes. This shift towards oligarchy shows how broken the system can be \u2014 and until we demand change, the gap will only continue to widen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As I think back to the brilliant album <em data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"50\">Fantasies<\/em> by Metric, I can&#8217;t help but remember an unforgettable moment. I&#8217;m not usually one for birthday gifts, especially when it comes to music \u2014 always a tricky task for my friends. But my buddy Gordon, with whom I&#8217;ve shared countless amazing concerts, completely surprised me during my birthday dinner. He invited a special guest to our small, intimate gathering of four. I was absolutely floored when Josh Winstead, the bassist of Metric, walked in and sat down to join us. We spent the evening chatting about music and the good things in life, and it became a memory I\u2019ll never forget. Thanks Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it ever gonna be enough? Is it ever gonna be enough? Is it ever gonna be enough? This song from Metric came to mind with all the recent behavior from our leaders in the US.\u00a0 The anxiety and fear they are manufacturing is unprecedented. The growing wealth disparity in the U.S. is hard to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/?p=1831\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;All the gold and the guns in the world couldn&#8217;t get you off.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1834,"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions\/1834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}