Bankruptcy of Our Nation (Revised and Expanded). Jerry Robinson

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      • Our trade deficit and budgetary deficits are at all-time highs.

      • Our national debt is at an all-time high and growing exponentially.

      • We are completely dependent upon foreign nations to fund our overconsumption through the sale of our debts.

      As long as foreign countries continue to finance our way of life, perhaps we can extend this madness. But what happens if foreign countries begin to decrease their funding of our debts?

      The truth is, the American public is living in massive monetary deception. The direction that the American economy is heading is extremely difficult to swallow. However, if our aim is truth, then we will willingly embrace the facts and take the necessary steps needed to shelter ourselves, our families, and our finances. While it may be hard to believe right now, the message of this book is one of great hope. Our hope is in knowing which direction the trends are taking us. It is in this knowledge that you will be able to protect and shelter whatever wealth you have already accumulated, and in addition profit from the greatest financial crisis that the world has ever witnessed. As you read the following chapters of this book, be of good cheer. Despite man’s best efforts, God is still in control. And with God, the end is only the beginning.

      Warning: Spiritual Discernment Used in this Book

      In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you up front that I am a follower of Christ. However, allow me to quickly add that I have not reached the ranks of the “spiritually arrogant.” I view my faith as the most humbling aspect of my existence. And I can think of nothing that turns me off more than spiritual smugness and self-righteousness. The world would be a better place without the crusaders who become obsessed about the speck of dust in someone else’s eye while ignoring the enormous log in their own eye. So, expect no fiery pronouncements to be issued from my pen. I have made my share of mistakes and do not view my role to be as a judge of others and their shortcomings. The reason for my upfront candidness on this matter is because I believe that you, as the reader, have a right to know that your author’s worldview has been colored by his faith.

As a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, it is my earnest belief that hope is never completely lost, because God’s sovereign plan of the ages will forever prevail — no matter how desperate things may appear on the surface. But if my brief time on this earth, and my understanding of history, have taught me anything, it is that only fools place their trust in man’s ability to rule himself. In fact, if history is a guide to anything, it is a guide to the consistent knuckleheaded acts of mankind throughout the ages. From a spiritual perspective, I believe that mankind’s current predicament stems from the fact that man was not designed nor was he ever meant to rule himself. According to an orthodox view of the Christian faith, human suffering is rooted in man’s rejection of the omnipotent rule of his Creator. When given a choice, man opted for self-rule. This ancient act of rebellion, in the Garden of Eden, explains humanity’s pain and suffering over the last 6,000 years. And if we choose to believe the Bible when it explains that mankind’s rebellion will become worse with time, it would also explain why the 20th century has been noted as the “bloodiest century” on record.9 (Ironically, the 20th century has also been labeled the “American Century.”)

In many ways, America represents the culmination of all that man has ever aspired to: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And yet despite the amazing personal freedoms, rights, and liberties that the “American experiment” graced upon the Western hemisphere, man’s inability to lead himself has continually bubbled to the surface. Unable to personally rid himself of his true sin nature, man has attempted in vain to cloak his inherent deficiencies at self-rule. As a result, America is following the same path as every economic empire before it. And lest we confuse ourselves, American Christians must quickly grasp this point: America is not the light of the world. The sun shone before America was here, and it will continue to shine long after our nation’s self-inflicted demise. So let us not proceed in shock or surprise at the complex political and economic webs that have been woven in America. Despite what the Western-centric thinker may suggest, the ancient writings of the Bible are clear. They confirm that the biblical prophecies concerning the “last days” are Israel-centric and Middle Eastern-centric. They are anything but America-centric. In other words, I believe that the Bible clearly suggests that the global political and economic spotlight will be firmly transferred to this volatile region in the coming years.10

      Put simply, America’s fall is historically identifiable, though unfortunate. And it is all but certain.

      Endnotes

1. Laura Smitherman, “Personal Savings Rate Dips to Zero for First Time Since Great Depression,” The Baltimore Sun, January 31, 2006.

2. For the most up-to-date personal U.S. savings rate, see the report on Personal Income and Outlays from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, http://www.bea.gov/national/index.htm#personal.

3. From a 1900 campaign poster for the Republican party, July 12, 1900.

4. Paul Eckert, “Analysis: Pinched U.S. Seen Holding onto Big Pacific Presence,” Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/12/us-usa-defense-asia-idUSTRE77B0K020110812, August 12, 2011.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.

7. “Russia confirms 2011 defense spending hike,” UPI, http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/11/10/Russia-confirms-2011-defense-spending-hike/UPI-91241289393180/, November 10, 2010.

8. David L. Wood, Why Worry About the Gradual Loss of Our Liberties? (Oakland, OR: Elderberry Press, 2003), p. 36.

9. Numerous biblical references point to the increase of wickedness as mankind nears what the Apostle Paul called “the last days” (2 Timothy 3:1–5). See also Matthew 24:12. For documentation on the 20th century being termed the “bloodiest century,” see Niall Ferguson’s book, The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West (New York: Penguin Press, 2006).

10. The writings of the biblical prophets Daniel, Ezekiel, Zechariah, and the Apostle John, envision a time when the Middle East, and Israel, in particular, play the dominant role in the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. See Daniel 2 and 7, Ezekiel 38 and 39, Zechariah 12, and the Book of Revelation. See also the Olivet discourse, which provides an overview of the “last days” as delivered by Jesus Christ himself in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21.

      Chapter 1

      What Is Money . . . Really?

Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.1

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