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Federalist No. 36

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Federalist No. 36
Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 36
AuthorAlexander Hamilton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Federalist
PublisherNew York Packet
Publication date
January 8, 1788
Media typeNewspaper
Preceded byFederalist No. 35 
Followed byFederalist No. 37 

Federalist No. 36 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the thirty-sixth of The Federalist Papers. It was published in the New York Packet on January 8, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius,[1] the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. This is the last of seven essays by Hamilton on the then-controversial issue of taxation. It is titled "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation".

Summary

Hamilton details the government's need for a body of tax collectors knowledgeable of every district, so as to establish a value to be taxed. He claims that this will be accomplished by using the same tax collectors as the state governments do. Hamilton argues against a poll tax.

References

  1. ^ "The Federalist No. 36 (8 January 1788)". archives.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2020.