Federalist No. 31

Federalist No. 31

Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 31
Author	Alexander Hamilton
Original title	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
Language	English
Series	The Federalist
Publisher	New York Packet
Publication date	January 1, 1788
Publication place	United States
Media type	Newspaper
Preceded by	Federalist No. 30
Followed by	Federalist No. 32

Federalist No. 31 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the thirty-first of The Federalist Papers. It was first published in The New York Packet on January 1, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. This is the second of seven essays by Hamilton on the controversial issue of taxation. It is titled "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation".

Brief Precis

Hamilton argues that a government must possess all the powers necessary for achieving its objectives. It must have the means to secure an end. One of these means is the power of taxation. Hamilton argues that the great body of representatives will seek to prevent abuse of this power and usurpation of the state governments' abilities to collect taxes.

External links

• Text of The Federalist No. 31: congress.gov