"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal... ." -- Jesus   

He thought he could always make a buck by being savvy and "money wise"--by buying cheap and selling high--by taking ruthless advantage of the less skilled and less fortunate.

Now, his world has crashed on him and he is despondent. 

His God is money and he doesn't have enough of it to buy that 2009 SUV he wanted.

America and Americans were on a wrong track for a long time.  They are paying a price now. It is inevitable.  The laws of karmic adjustment are inexorable and unavoidable--for men and for nations.