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    Category: Government

    The scope of organized authority ranges from family, through neighborhoods to municipalities, states, countries, and global governments.

    Inflation and the Federal Reserve Board
    Economics Government

    Inflation and the Federal Reserve Board

    Robert Hamill 17 Oct 202426 Jan 2025Leave a comment

    A dollar held since 2020, now has the purchasing power of eighty-five cents. 

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    Inflation Measures
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    Inflation Measures

    Robert Hamill 17 Oct 20247 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    CPI inflation reads higher than PCE Core which the Fed uses to guide its reaction to inflation.

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    50 States or 1 Country
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    50 States or 1 Country

    Robert Hamill 6 Oct 202427 Jun 2025Leave a comment

    Do you value 50 states more than 1 country?

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    Federal Economic Policy
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    Federal Economic Policy

    Robert Hamill 29 Jun 202414 Oct 2024Leave a comment

    Most of our Abilities, fair and stable Marketplace, respond to economic Crises

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    Government Structure Changes
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    Government Structure Changes

    Robert Hamill 29 May 202420 Jul 2025Leave a comment

    "It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach."

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    The Quest for Representation
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    The Quest for Representation

    Robert Hamill 28 Apr 202428 Mar 2025Leave a comment

    The United States must adjust to monumental shifts in society, scientific advancements, technological breakthroughs, and economic innovations.

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    Constitution True-Up
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    Constitution True-Up

    Robert Hamill 6 Sep 20239 Sep 2025Leave a comment

    Just like portfolios require rebalancing, our Constitution and government require adjustment to better handle challenges in a timely fashion.

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    Culture Warrior
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    Culture Warrior

    Robert Hamill 9 Aug 202326 Aug 2024Leave a comment

    Using politics to make diverse cultural choices illegal is a violation of the Constitution. Freedom of expression is guaranteed. It is not subject to a…

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    The States are Democracies, but the United States Is Not
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    The States are Democracies, but the United States Is Not

    Robert Hamill 6 Mar 202326 Jan 20255 Comments

    The individual states of the United States are democracies, but the union of the states is not.

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    Democracy or Mobocracy
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    Democracy or Mobocracy

    Robert Hamill 26 Feb 20237 Dec 20241 Comment

    The mob ignores the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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    The brain works with almost matches, not exact matches.

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      Dare We Change?

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      Boomer…Sees the Light

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    Measure of Daily Life

    Recently deceased hoisted by adults and societyTo cumulus heaven, adding Family myths and hard-earned lessonsTo guide our daily lives. Good and evil tally Yet change…

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    How Do We Think

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    We explore how biological needs give rise to emotion, emotion forms associative patterns, and language both reflects and reshapes our outlook. Discover how the mind weighs emotion against logic in shaping behavior.
    Each step rests on the brain’s All-or-Nothing firing, where near matches are treated as exact— and abstraction gives rise to emergent insight.

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    War Powers Act

    Updated Jun 25, 2025 President Trump’s recent decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities—without congressional authorization or approval—has once again stirred the unresolved tension at the…

    • Failure of Old Economic Solutions
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      Failure of Old Economic Solutions

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      The Lane Between Wall Street and Main Street

    • Morality. Absolute or Relative
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      Morality. Absolute or Relative

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      Electricity’s Dark Side: Lessons from the Past

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    Tabulators separate ballots into piles for each presidential candidate during a recount in Dane County (Wis.) on December 1, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Getty)