A word from the wise:

15 February 2009

Dear Bethel Family and Friends: (E-Mail Version)

Is the cycle beginning anew? When there is no work to be had, any job looks good. Any house/food/money/car is better than none. In today’s climate, such a picture seems far-fetched, unlikely. Riches to poverty is a hard road. Only the strong can handle it.

People now in their 80’s can remember when a shoe without a hole was of great value. A warm coat was essential. Oatmeal was thinned with water, not milk. Bread was eaten plain. Every penny counted. You had to go to a bank to get change for a twenty.

One cannot spend his way out of debt. Nothing short of work and production creates wealth. Someday, perhaps in the next twenty years, we will learn this again. Until then, theories will be tried, will fail, and be rejected. Where are today’s Volkers or Trumans?

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Let’s not neglect to pray for our nation and leaders. Love…Larry Buhler