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Three Card Monte - The Real Hustle is a perfect title. It captures the point of view that there is more than meets the eye. It can be seen that most, if not all, in modern society is run along these lines. Can you think of one thing in our modern society that is not run this way?

Interesting idea:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-koerner/blue-republican_b_886650.html?page=2 I am aware that the main objection to Ron Paul from the left concerns his belief that private charities and individuals are more effective in maintaining social welfare than the government. To this I ask one question. Do you believe so much in the effectiveness of our current centralized delivery of social welfare that it is worth the war making and the abrogation of civil rights supported by both Bush and Obama's administrations? Moreover, while Ron Paul would look to transition out of the huge federally run welfare programs in the long-run, that's not where he wants to start: his immediate fight would be to bring our forces back to the USA and to re-implement the Bill of Rights. Koerner hit it right on here. This is one of my main concerns with Ron Paul. Another huge and far reaching concern is that he would deregulate like there is no tomorrow, which will end in an ugly corpo...

I really like linux. I really super like ubuntu because I am more of a user and not a programmer. Ubuntu is an easy, idiot proof version of linux. Great! I like that on the ubuntu website it says, Compatible with all your devices   Ubuntu works brilliantly with a range of devices. No installation CDs. No fuss. And it’s compatible with Windows too! So you can open, edit and share Microsoft Office documents easily. http://www.ubuntu.com/ This is so important as I have a range of devices, and I need to open, edit and share Microsoft Office documents easily. The lament comes in where these things just aren't true. They are not true and I want them to be true because I strongly support the open software ethic. I want to participate in the community and to share it with others. I think this model applies to much more than just software. I can show a concrete example of how ubuntu is not compatible with all my devices:  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1...