that passage could honestly apply to many things, I doubt it specifically refers to current events in the US, but as a general example of the theme I suppose it could
You'd be surprised at how much deception there is. Each and every one of us get deceived several times in our lives, and not always because it's somebody's birthday. That's why it's good to have the Holy Spirit, so your eyes can be wide open.
But honestly next month will likely be 10 bucks a month.... Dude called his boss and pretty much got a job out of the deal making like 30 bucks an hour.