{"id":35508,"date":"2024-07-02T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=35508"},"modified":"2024-07-02T11:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:55:37","slug":"going-for-broke-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/07\/02\/going-for-broke-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Going for Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Live-I.mp3\"> Going-for-Broke-Live-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Live-I.mp4\"> Going-for-Broke-Live-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Live-II.mp3\"> Going-for-Broke-Live-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Live-II.mp4\"> Going-for-Broke-Live-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-1.mp3\"> Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-1.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-1.mp4\"> Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-1.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-2.mp3\"> Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-2.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/II\/Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-2.mp4\"> Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-2.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nUh oh<br \/>\nDid you know&#8230;<br \/>\nDread<br \/>\nThe deadline time<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHey, America<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t you think it&#8217;s time you woke?<br \/>\nThis ain&#8217;t no joke<br \/>\nOn the verge of going broke<br \/>\n&#8230; time you woke<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nYour part-time<br \/>\nMissed the deadline<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re going for broke<br \/>\nPeace of mind<br \/>\nTriggered landmine<br \/>\nToo late to &#8220;woke&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve missed your stop (Stop!)<br \/>\nYou missed the boat (Hope you&#8217;ll float)<br \/>\nFell from the top (Can&#8217;t stop)<br \/>\nWeighted from gloat (Missed the boat)<br \/>\nToo late to &#8220;woke&#8221;<br \/>\n(Going for broke)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nMiss America,<br \/>\nAlarm bells, can&#8217;t you wake<br \/>\nLost your Cha Cha<br \/>\nConsider what&#8217;s at stake<br \/>\n&#8230; time you woke<br \/>\n(Going for broke)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nYour part-time<br \/>\nMissed the deadline<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re going for broke<br \/>\nPeace of mind<br \/>\nTriggered landmine<br \/>\nToo late to &#8220;woke&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve missed your stop (Stop!)<br \/>\nYou missed the boat (Hope you&#8217;ll float)<br \/>\nFell from the top (Can&#8217;t stop)<br \/>\nWeighted from gloat (Missed the boat)<br \/>\nToo late to &#8220;woke&#8221;<br \/>\n(Going for broke)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nUh oh<br \/>\nDid you know&#8230;<br \/>\nDread<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s deadline time<\/p>\n<p>DEBT: While high national debt can be sustainable under certain conditions, it is essential for governments to monitor and manage their fiscal health to avoid potential risks such as reduced investment, higher interest rates, and economic instability.<\/p>\n<p>ENVIRONMENT: While fossil fuels have historically been crucial for global energy needs, their long-term sustainability is highly questionable due to resource depletion and environmental damage. Shifting towards renewable energy is vital for a sustainable future\u200b .<\/p>\n<p>Regrettably, the United States ranks among the least prepared countries globally, with the highest percentage of climate deniers. <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Politicians-Deny-Climate-Change.html\">Politicians exacerbate the problem<\/a> by hindering efforts against climate change. The Republican Party dismisses it as a manufactured crisis and plans to increase fossil fuel production. Political extremists asserting that the climate crisis is manufactured employ an ironic term, considering that human manufacturing activities are the primary driver of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Under President Biden, the United States continues to be the world&#8217;s largest producer of oil, including crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other petroleum products. Both political parties have concurred to allocate unlimited emergency funding for climate disasters instead of proactively preventing them. In 2023, the U.S. witnessed a record number of climate disasters exceeding one billion dollars each, totaling 28 separate weather and climate-related events.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2024, the Supreme Court significantly expanded its authority and severely curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s (EPA) ability to enforce environmental protection laws. This ruling represents a dramatic shift in the balance of power, undermining decades of regulatory progress aimed at mitigating environmental damage and climate change. The court&#8217;s decision essentially nullifies the EPA&#8217;s mandate to regulate emissions and enforce compliance with existing environmental standards.<\/p>\n<p>This judicial overreach is viewed by many as an act of arrogance and ignorance, resulting in a scenario where &#8220;worst-case&#8221; predictions for climate change have become the &#8220;best-case&#8221; expectations. The ramifications of this decision are dire, prompting a revision of climate models to reflect a much grimmer outlook. The new projections indicate a potential maximum global temperature increase of 9\u00b0C within this century, a stark rise from the previously estimated 4\u00b0C over the next millennium.<\/p>\n<p>Such an unprecedented increase in global temperatures would push Earth toward a wet-bulb temperature threshold that is incompatible with human life. Wet-bulb temperature, which combines heat and humidity, represents a critical limit beyond which the human body can no longer effectively cool itself through perspiration, leading to potentially fatal heat stress.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;Free Freedom&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going-for-Broke-Live-I.mp3 Going-for-Broke-Live-I.mp4 Going-for-Broke-Live-II.mp3 Going-for-Broke-Live-II.mp4 Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-1.mp3 Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-1.mp4 Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-2.mp3 Going-for-Broke-Unplugged-2.mp4 [Intro] Uh oh Did you know&#8230; Dread The deadline time [Verse 1] Hey, America Don&#8217;t you think it&#8217;s time you woke? This ain&#8217;t no joke On the verge of going broke &#8230; time you woke [Bridge] Your part-time Missed the deadline You&#8217;re going for broke Peace of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14,3955,24],"tags":[163,3988,326,546,563],"class_list":["post-35508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","category-the-beatless-sense-mongers","tag-climate-change","tag-free-freedom","tag-freedom","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35508"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35517,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35508\/revisions\/35517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}