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Jonathan Browne · 09-04-2007, 12:23 PM

There's nothing wrong with using the ideas of others if you agree with them.

How could any corporation achieve an multinational monopoly without government support? As long as there is a profit incentive, there will almost always be effective competitors in a truly free market. Microsofts "monopoly" has been somewhat shortlived considering the widely available alternatives to Windows, including the free open sourced Linux operating system.

The most visible monopolies at the moment are in media and government. Because of Federal regulation of airwaves companies like viacom and clearchannel control the "mainstream" distribution of entertainment and news. Ron Paul plans to dismantle many of the federal agencies contributing to the regulatory and contracting windfalls thousands of companies unfairly take advantage of.

Contrary to what many think, the majority of Income Tax doesn't go to paying for social services, instead being used to pay off interest on that national debt which is owed to the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is a private corporation which loans "money" to the government.

Ron Paul plans to dismantle "the fed". He plans to bring our Army back from its hundreds of unnecessary stations worldwide. He will stop the drug war. He plans to pay social security obligations while allowing the youth to opt out of social security allowing them to use their money much more effectively in investments (which in turn will provide a tremendous boost to the economy).

Contrary to what you may think, the justification for the Iraq war was UN security council resolution 1441. I urge you to research that for yourself.

As for your belief that the president isn't powerful enough to make major changes, you need only look at President Bushs executive orders over the past 8 years to get an idea of how much he has changed things, to the detriment of the american public. A president with the conscious to follow his principles has great power for good. He will undoubtedly face great challenges but the things he advocates are certainly possible for a president to do.

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Jonathan Browne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 632	There's nothing wrong with using the ideas of others if you agree with them. How could any corporation achieve an multinational monopoly without government support? As long as there is a profit incentive, there will almost always be effective competitors in a truly free market. Microsofts "monopoly" has been somewhat shortlived considering the widely available alternatives to Windows, including the free open sourced Linux operating system. The most visible monopolies at the moment are in media and government. Because of Federal regulation of airwaves companies like viacom and clearchannel control the "mainstream" distribution of entertainment and news. Ron Paul plans to dismantle many of the federal agencies contributing to the regulatory and contracting windfalls thousands of companies unfairly take advantage of. Contrary to what many think, the majority of Income Tax doesn't go to paying for social services, instead being used to pay off interest on that national debt which is owed to the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is a private corporation which loans "money" to the government. Ron Paul plans to dismantle "the fed". He plans to bring our Army back from its hundreds of unnecessary stations worldwide. He will stop the drug war. He plans to pay social security obligations while allowing the youth to opt out of social security allowing them to use their money much more effectively in investments (which in turn will provide a tremendous boost to the economy). Contrary to what you may think, the justification for the Iraq war was UN security council resolution 1441. I urge you to research that for yourself. As for your belief that the president isn't powerful enough to make major changes, you need only look at President Bushs executive orders over the past 8 years to get an idea of how much he has changed things, to the detriment of the american public. A president with the conscious to follow his principles has great power for good. He will undoubtedly face great challenges but the things he advocates are certainly possible for a president to do. Last edited by Jonathan Browne; 09-04-2007 at 12:29 PM.