Larry Buhler's Weekly Letter

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A word from the wise (Larry Buhler, my wife's grandfather):

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

I’m as confused by the recent “Stimulus Plan” as the next guy. In fact, although I’ve tried, I have yet to find anyone that can explain it in a meaningful, understandable way. The first stumbling block is that it’s hard to imagine how much even one trillion is.

One million seconds are 11 days. One billion seconds are 32 years. One trillion seconds would be 31,546 years. That is 5 times as many years as from Adam and Eve until now. Change seconds to dollars and you wind up with a huge, Texas-sized pile.

America has had recessions before. By injecting unimaginable amounts of money into the system you upset the normal cycle. Governmental bureaucracy always adds layers of difficulty and waste. It looks as if our country is in for a fun, bumpy, and scary ride.

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Application: Accept God’s salvation while there is time. Would that our own country could see this. Love…Larry Buhler