The heroin addict’s road to recovery is a nightmarish process.
But in the beginning, the path to addiction is oh so very easy. A pusher tempts the naive with a “free magic elixir” that will “make you feel so good”! And the drug really does deliver a pleasure overload, even ecstasy – at first. For the drug dealer, hooking a meal ticket is the easy part. The trick is find one with the resources to continue paying! But the promises of the pusher’s poison are a dark and dangerous lie!
One of the addict’s first revelations will be that, as his reliance upon the drug deepens, it will require higher and higher amounts to achieve ever-diminishing highs. Soon the good feelings from the drug will disappear completely. Yet the deadly drug worm will burrow deep into his soul until it completely owns him. Without the drug, he cannot even minimally function; starving the deadly worm brings only depression and despair – and the racking pain of withdrawal.
The dependency deepens as the drug tightens its grip. He must have the drug! Soon, to get it, the addict will throw away all dignity and self respect. Funding his habit will consume his family’s finances. He will beg, borrow, and steal even from close friends to pay for his addiction. He will take out high-interest loans that he can never repay. Jobs, friends, family, freedom, and even his hope for the future will be sacrificed upon the alter of the demon worm. The addict will do anything to get the drug! He has set his feet upon a road of despair; one leading to poverty, hopelessness, and premature death. And he will not be denied.
To rescue an addict from this fate is an equally traumatic and dangerous process. It often fails. But one thing is sure; if the intervention is not attempted, the victim will perish.
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Twenty years ago, Larry Burkett published a book entitled “The Coming Economic Earthquake”. In his book, Mr. Burkett sounded dire warnings about
the dangers of runaway US government spending, and the very-great temptation to “monetize” the government debt by purchasing it with money printed for that purpose.
Looking at what is going on with our out-of-control government spending, and the money printing presses that are running at full capacity – it would seem Larry Burkett’s dire prophecies are in danger of being fulfilled. Exactly what did he predict?
- Government spending would grow until it was out of control. Clearly, this has occurred.
- The government would be unable to sell all the debt, so it would be “monetized”; i.e. it would be purchased by new money printed by the Fed for this purpose. Whatever the reason, this is clearly underway with the Federal Reserve’s “Quantitative Easing” program.
- The interest payments required to service the national debt would grow until they exceeded all available tax receipts. We don’t appear to be here yet, but will this remain true when interest rates begin to rise?
- Hyperinflation would be triggered. People’s savings would be wiped out, and those on fixed incomes would not be able to meet their living expenses. He noted that this has been the case in EVERY historical example that we have of governments that fund their debts by printing money.
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Barack Obama is a great orator, but do you really understand what his plans are? What about the Democratic Party? Does it really matter as long as we change from Bush’s policies?
Consider this. President Bush has some very unpopular policies, but he is also operating with both the House and Senate in control of the opposing Party. And the national media has countered Bush by being, on the whole, very unsympathetic to his agenda.
Regardless of the results of this election, Bush is out. And although John McCain has demonstrated that he is very different from Bush – if elected President he will face significant opposition to his policies. Since Congress is predicted with near-certainty to remain in Democratic hands, then President McCain will be forced to seriously negotiate and compromise with the Democratic Congress.
But President Barack Obama will have no such hedges against his power. He will operate with near impunity; all branches of government will be firmly under the control of his party – and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. And with much of the national media clearly enamored with him, will a President Barack Obama be critically investigated by the press? Has he been to date? more »»
