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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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    Fed’s Dual Mandate
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    Fed’s Dual Mandate

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    Fed fund rate. 1. above the neutral rate slows the economy. 2. below the neutral rate speeds the economy.

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    Government Structure Changes
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    Government Structure Changes

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

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    Subjective Time
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    Physicists can have their cesium clocks. Everyday people know that time travels at its own pace for them.

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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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    Metamorphosis
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    Metamorphosis

    Robert Hamill 21 Apr 202424 May 2025Leave a comment

    A life stage that Gail Sheehy didn't anticipate in her masterly "Passages."

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    10 Feet in 100 Years
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    10 Feet in 100 Years

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    I can't handle another surprise today.

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    Decision-Making in an Uncertain World
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    Decision-Making in an Uncertain World

    Robert Hamill 27 Feb 202428 Nov 2024Leave a comment

    Without acting as if our convictions were true, we’d remain paralyzed—mere spectators in life’s grand theater.

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    Do You Have a Choice?
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    Do You Have a Choice?

    Robert Hamill 8 Feb 202428 Nov 2024Leave a comment

    With tongue in cheek, I can say, “Choose Free Will.”

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    The Math of War and Piece
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    The Math of War and Piece

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    Uncle Sam is the family’s synonym for carelessness. Whenever he and Aunt Grace are absent, anyone who makes a blunder is likened to him. The…

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