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Covid-19 Cases and Hospital Admissions

Robert Hamill 15 Nov 202015 Nov 2020Leave a comment

I've heard the doctors and newscasters say that hospitalizations occur a few weeks after the covid-19 cases occur. I wanted to see how long that lag was. CDC Data I went to the CDC site,…

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Trump’s Voter Appeal

Robert Hamill 8 Nov 202010 Nov 20201 Comment

The political animal in me is intrigued by how and why Trump gained so many votes. This year's election was not like 2016 when he could run on promises. In 2020, he has a record…

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Covid-19 Increase in Deaths

Robert Hamill 8 Nov 202018 Nov 2020Leave a comment

How trivial is the covid-19 death rate? It has increased the US death rate by 10% every month. Deaths per Day. Aggregated to Month October portended 232,500 deaths, but there were 256,000 deaths. MonthCovid-Identified DeathsTypical…

Robert Hamill 4 Nov 20204 Nov 2020Leave a comment

Update 2015 political thoughts Trump has three main threads as I see it. He stresses different aspects at different times, always emphasizing that his skill, rather that details, that will overcome obstacles that doubters pose.…

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Cost of Tea Party

rhamill2004 4 Nov 20204 Nov 2020Leave a comment

Nov 4, 2020. With the pandemic, many of us now see another proper role of government—coordinating the response to a national, medical emergency. What if we decrease the size of government 20%? The argument is…

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Voting Decisions in a Democratic Republic

Robert Hamill 22 Oct 202025 Oct 2020Leave a comment

The United States is a democratic republic. Democratic meaning rule of the majority and republic implying a union of states. The Constitution does not provide that the union of democratic states be a democracy in…

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Only People

Robert Hamill 19 Oct 202025 Oct 2020Leave a comment

“The government of the people, by the people, and for the people” doesn’t mention corporations. Neither does the Constitution, yet corporations now deeply influence the people’s government. Corporations are secondary entities to economically organize and…

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Before and After the Election

Robert Hamill 7 Oct 202025 Oct 2020Leave a comment

The mass media has focused so much on high-flying Wall Street than struggling Main Street has received insufficient attention. It's mentioned that the pandemic lockdown damages the economy and increases unemployment, but happy talk about…

Economic Policy

Wall Street and Main Street

Robert Hamill 6 Oct 202025 Oct 20201 Comment

The mass media uses Wall Street and Main Street in their discussions. Of course, they have overlap, but Wall Street is happiest when the S&P is rising and Main Street when GDP is rising. Unfortunately,…

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New Look for Burning Thoughts.

Robert Hamill 29 Sep 20206 Oct 2020Leave a comment

The web site has a new look-and-feel. I ran some sanity checks, but with so many changes I might have missed some things. Send any comments to rhamill@gmx.com. BeforeAfterLess clutter Thank you,Robert

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