The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation

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Federalist No. 31 is an essay written by Alexander Hamilton, part of The Federalist Papers. It was published on January 1, 1788, in The New York Packet under the pseudonym Publius. This essay is the second in a series of seven by Hamilton on the topic of taxation. The title is "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation." The essay focuses on the necessity of a strong federal government to levy taxes. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)