When Thom opened and closed this important essay by noting the Iroquois learned that “working on behalf of and protecting society from greedy predators should be the first job of every government,” I couldn’t help but wonder if Alexander Hamilton was thinking about that when he said, “We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare.” I think that Hamilton’s description of our government’s purpose and Thom Hartmann’s wisdom from the Iroquois are both accurate and contain the same requirements. At least they are the same if you use James Madison’s definition of “factions” and assume it is an exact equivalent to “greedy predators.” Which I do.