Ryan's Bill

Post 181

Before moving on, lets look at one example to see how we can apply the concept of the previous post to America today;

Clearly America cannot continue spending at the levels we have been.
Only an evolutionist might believe that spending has nothing to do with our debt.
Or that perhaps our spending is simply an evolution into a higher level of abundance.

For the rational thinking individual looking at our reality, we must do something about our debt which is now in the multiplied Trillions.

This is the perspective that sent the record breaking number of TEA party (acronym for; Taxed Enough Already) to Congress, upsetting the democratic majority in the House, with the promise to cut 100 Billion from the budget. *1

Frankly 100 Billion is so insignificant in the scale of Trillions the Democrats should have yawned as they casually waved their hand to pass it. 100 Billion would not have even been noticed in the extravagant shopping spree our congress seems to be on.

But true to greed, they could not bear to loose even the cost of a cup of coffee as they rush off to Macy’s for more jewelry.

So the Republicans fought hard and feel proud to have “won” 33 Billion in cuts over the effort to keep the Government open.
Anyone who is even slightly following these events can see this is not any kind of solution to America’s addiction to spending.
It is far less that wrestling away one cigarette from a 25+ pack a day smoker, and thinking you helped them. (a thousand billion makes one trillion, and we just kept them from spending 33 billion.)
But its worse than that. In essence we just kept the smoker from adding 1 cigarette from the many packs he intends to add to his 25+ pack a day problem, and in the time it took us to talk him out of it, he just smoked another 100!

Of course my representational scale is off, but you can't comprehend billions and trillions anymore than I can! don't miss my point.

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But now we have this freshman congressman Paul Ryan who is submitting a bill for the 2012 Federal spending year, to cut 6 trillion. *2
Finally we are beginning to touch this problem with the first sign of seriousness.
This would indeed force the government to actually think about which store they might have to drop from the day's spending spree.

But it would also shake things up enough to potentially cause the markets to stagger, and some desirable programs to end.
The addicted cry like drama queens that it could destroy America!

But the question is not; Will this destroy America?
The question is; Will this save America?

These are very real situations we are facing, and the actions taken or neglected will have significant affects for sure.

But at the very best outcome we can imagine, will a 6 Trillion dollar budget cut fix America’s problems?

Will it stop the drugs from ravishing our youth?
Will it stop the hatred growing among our population?
Will it stop the irreconcilable differences between husbands and wives?
Will it stop the high fuel prices, or the homes from being foreclosed?
Will it stop the job losses?
Will it feed your children? Or keep you safe?

Will a 6 Trillion dollar spending cut keep America from falling?

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The Jews of the past in our last study, had very real problems.
And when their nation became weakened to such a place I have just described, they were then threatened by a foreign nation that desired to conquer them.

And like any logical person dealing with real problems, they turned to real help.
They called Egypt on the red phone to ask for aid.
And this makes perfect sense.
(At the time, Egypt was a very great nation, a supper-power as we would call it.)

So what do you suppose Israel’s congressmen would have said to the religious nut-job that gets his five minutes to speak before congress, when he said;
Don’t call Egypt to help us.
Our problem is that we have offended God almighty.
All the troubles we are facing today are directly related to that offense.
The only solution for us is to humble ourselves before God,
Cry out to him for help,
Seek his perspective in why we are in this condition,
Turn from our wickedness in all that we do.
Only then will God hear from heaven,
Forgive our sins,
And the result will be the national solutions we desire.
(II Chronicles 7:15 paraphrased) *3

According to the historical record, the ancient Jews laughed such preachers to scorn, and their nation was destroyed, and they were taken captive. Apparently the supper-power of Egypt just wasn't enough help.

The next time they faced such a situation, they listened to the preachers, and did as was suggested, and God blessed them in their endeavors.

Today America stands on the edge of the same cliff for the very same reasons.
Only the names and locations have changed.
Same God, same offenses, same problems, but we have the advantage of looking back on two historical examples for us to choose from.

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I am greatly in favor of the Ryan bill as I know it.
It is a step in the right direction.
But this step is only further folly if we as a nation continue to refuse to recognize the God that created this nation in the first place.

I hear these brave and honorable TEA party congressmen earnestly addressing America’s financial peril. But where is the voice of repentance? Where is the beseeching God for our aid?
These options are not even on the table because we have yet failed to implement the previous step;
We refuse to humble ourselves before God in recognition that he even IS our God!

“Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation…” - Obama *4

The time for polite avoidance of offending none-believers is way past!
Those avoidances are the major factor in why we are here in the first place.
Now is the time for Congress to become bold before the nation, our congressmen must humble themselves before the Maker, not in private but in the congress, on camera before all nations, representing the repentance of the people!

But they will not do this because they are We.
They are simply people of the population like you and me whom we have elected to the office.
And we as America are not humble before God, and we elect people who reflect our values.
Therefore the problem in America first lies behind the doors of every home.
The solutions must originate there.
Voting in a party with the identification of “Taxed Enough Already” is so missing the whole point of our problems!

They are doing exactly what we sent them there to do.
And may God bless and protect them as they do what we ask them to do.

But we have not sent the right people to do the right job!
When your mother is dying you don’t send the manicurist, you send the preacher.

This is why I have clearly and boldly declared that God will indeed judge America for her crimes against him, He himself gave us Obama to destroy us, because even now while we stare our doom in the face, we refuse to turn unto God so that he would turn unto us! (Zechariah 1:3)

But our problem is much worse than that of Ancient Israel, because unlike God’s promises to always retain a remnant of Israel to return home, He has made no such promises to America. When we are destroyed there is no coming back!
Israel was incarcerated for her crimes, America is on death row!

Don’t you for second think this accusation is not aimed directly at you because you are a Christian.
You will notice the very first line in the short list of the requirements to bring God's aid;

“If my people, which are called by my name…” *3
The problem in this once great land is not the godless.
It is those who think they are godly and are not! (Revelation 3:15-22)

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*1 Promise to cut 100 billion:
what is the right answer
(http://hotair.com/archives/2011/04/05/tea-party-express-chief-the-gop-should-keep-its-promise-to-cut-100-billion-but-a-shutdown-is-a-bad-idea/)

*2 Ryan’s Bill:
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) Tim Ryan congressional site
(http://paulryan.house.gov)
This proposed bill is not yet available for public viewing.

“While significantly better than a continuation of the Obama budget projections, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) budget still leaves the United States with a national debt of more than $22 trillion in 2021 and a $344 billion annual deficit in that same year — hardly numbers that will excite fiscal hawks.

Of course, the left is howling already, as they prefer the Obama model, which projects a 2021 deficit of $774 billion with a total federal debt at $26 trillion.

To put this into perspective, our current national debt is $14.2 trillion. Our national gross domestic product is approximately $14.9 trillion (GDP is the size of the entire U.S. economy). Even with Ryan’s proposal, the national debt will grow larger than the entire U.S. economy before the end of the calendar year.

Right now, the federal government is burning through $130 billion a month more than it brings in, and the Ryan proposal would slow this rate of cash-burn down, but it merely slows the fiscal death spiral with no pathway to balancing the budget and beginning the process of paying off the federal indebtedness.” - the hill.com
(http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-a-budget/154069-ryan-bill-is-not-enough)

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“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” II Chronicles 7:14

*4 Not a Christian nation:
"Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation..." Youtube Senator Obama speech
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmC3IevZiik)

"...I've said before that one of the great strengths of the united states is, although as I've mentioned we have a very large Christian population we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation, we consider ourselves a nation of citizens, who are bound by ideals and a set of values." - Youtube Obama speech in Turkey
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIVd7YT0oWA)

If we are not a Christian nation, just what ideals are we bound by? What set of values? Where did they come from?
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