What Is True Freedom?

  Well it's just about that time again. What time is is that? Why tax time of course, for some Americans,  that is a great time of  year because they can look forward to a long a waited tax refund. There are many Americans however, for which  tax time just means paying the government the money, the government says it is entitled to. Don't get me wrong, every American should pay their taxes, even the Bible in Mark chapter 12 verse 17 says, to render unto Caesar, the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's. Romans chapter 13 verse 8 says, to owe no man, anything.
  There is another old adage from Shakespeare's Hamlet,  written in 1602 that says, "Neither a borrower nor lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend. And borrowing dulls the edge of  husbandry." Shakespeare's meaning is clear, if  you borrow money or anything of  value from a friend and then don't return the borrowed item, or pay borrowed money back you run the risk of  losing a friendship, and in one sense, you lose the freedom to manage your own  financial affairs. This is true in families as well. Many family  relationships have been strained, or in some cases completely broken up because,  one member of  a family,  borrows money from another member of  the same family,  and doesn't pay the money back. A family can also come under a great deal of  personal strain if  they rely too much on credit cards.  This  financial strategy, often leads to personal bankruptcy. There are some debts, that are acceptable, I know very few people who could afford to buy a house out right however, you can save for a sizable down payment and the same, could be said, for a car. Face it,  when a person finds themselves over whelmed by personal debt, their personal freedom is gone. They then become enslaved, by their own financial plight. Let me also hasten to say, never co sign a loan for anyone if  you can't afford to be stuck paying the money back because the person you co signed the loan for defaults,  on the loan.
  I wish our government would realize the wisdom in all of this advice on finances.  Just, moments ago,  I looked on  the Internet at that moment,  our nations,  nation debt was 15,247,794,326,720.60.  President Obama,  is responsible for five trillion dollars of our nations present debt and has added this amount to our present debt in only the past three years. Right now the estimated population of  the United States, is 312,128,937 this means each citizen in the United States,  owes 48,850.95 to pay off  our nation's present national debt. Just imagine, what the national debt might be if  President Obama,  is reelected for another four years. Ouch!  As long as America is this deep in debt, in a real since we are not truly free  because, we are more less enslaved by countries like China and Japan, in a very real sense until our nation  begins  to make some real  progress and begins  paying this debt back, the countries of  China and Japan, own America. I pray our nation will begin to do  what is necessary, to be  financially responsible, and soon. One thing our government is surely taxing is the patience, of  most  of  the  American people. I  hope the American people, will remember,  America's debt crisis, and vote President Obama,  out of  office on election day in November of  2012. Remember, until America's government deals with our nations national debt, America, as a free nation, is living on borrowed time. as always, my friends, these thoughts, remain just some words, to think on.