As the debate over the nationalization of health care rages on—and rightfully so, we must not lose sight of the many other proposed policies and plans being put in place right beneath our noses as we focus mainly on that single topic. Indeed, while all eyes are on the value of extending granny’s end of life care and comfort versus ‘slipping her a mickey’ in order to save a few bucks, the forces of big government march forward apace. What, you haven’t noticed? Of course you haven’t—because they don’t WANT you to. That’s the whole idea– by the time enough people finally wake up and finally get a load of what all the promised “change” really meant, it will be too late. Those who would strip the founding principles from our Nation and replace them with their own radical ideals will have won. Freedom and liberty will be quaint-sounding words that will have no meaning in the new America.

One way in which large numbers of Americans could lose their freedom by default is via economic collapse. Let’s face it- in a situation of hyperinflation, ordinary hard working folks will suddenly find themselves without enough means to sustain themselves as it takes more and more cash to pay for everything. Recall last year’s extreme spike in gas prices and what it did to peoples’ budgets. When the cost of putting gas in a car or truck needed to get to work and everywhere else suddenly doubled, it immediately put a severe strain on being able to maintain life as everyone knew it. Without that extra fifty to a hundred bucks or more a week, life was dramatically altered. Imagine that same scenario playing out not just on energy, but on EVERYTHING we buy.

Surprisingly, the opposite of massive inflation, “deflation,” can also be just as harsh, albeit in different ways. FreeDictionary.com’s financial dictionary informs us that

“Deflation, the opposite of inflation, is a gradual drop in the cost of goods and services, usually caused by a surplus of goods and a shortage of cash. Although deflation seems to increase your buying power in its early stages, it is generally considered a negative economic trend because it is typically accompanied by rising unemployment, falling production, and limited investment.”

A logical result is that taxable situations decline, causing revenues into the Treasury to fall. Quite naturally, this leaves less funding to pay for government and all its services. In the absence of any reductions or cuts, taxes must be raised, or monies must be borrowed. What happens when they do both?

Consider some news you might have missed. As President Obama and his statist comrades seek to add untold costs to a federal budget already drowning in debt and red ink by scheming to provide health care for all, everyone forgets the 800 pound gorilla already in the room: a badly damaged economy getting worse by the day. Never mind whether it can withstand the added expenses of new health care spending—even without, we may be looking at a huge problem. “But Doug—I heard on the news the other day that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The recession is over, and it is thanks, in no small part to all the stimulus spending!” Do you always believe everything you hear? Sometimes you have to dig a little deeper… you know, get BEHIND the facade that those with an agenda see fit to create.

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