![]() Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 30 | |
Author | Alexander Hamilton |
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Original title | Concerning the General Power of Taxation |
Language | English |
Series | The Federalist |
Publisher | New York Packet |
Publication date | December 28, 1787 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Newspaper |
Preceded by | Federalist No. 29 |
Followed by | Federalist No. 31 |
Federalist No. 30 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the thirtieth of The Federalist Papers. It was first published in the New York Packet on December 28, 1787, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. This is the first of seven essays by Hamilton on the then-controversial issue of taxation. It is titled "Concerning the General Power of Taxation".