Federalist No. 34

Federalist No. 34

Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 34
Author	Alexander Hamilton
Original title	The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
Language	English
Series	The Federalist
Publisher	The Daily Advertiser, New York Packet, and The Independent Journal
Publication date	January 5, 1788
Publication place	United States
Media type	Newspaper
Preceded by	Federalist No. 33
Followed by	Federalist No. 35

Federalist No. 34 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the thirty-fourth of The Federalist Papers. It was published on January 5, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. This is the fifth 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".

Brief Precis

Hamilton's aim is to demonstrate that a government must have unlimited power of taxation for such circumstances as war and natural disaster. He argues that the state governments, which share taxation rights with the federal government, will serve as a balance and prevent abuse of such powers. He argues, further, that the federal government will always incur the greatest expenses, should have the greatest body to draw taxes from, and require a "greater power of taxation than the states."

External links

• Text of The Federalist No. 34: congress.gov