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Federalist View of Public Finances and Future Surplus
Robert Gooping Harper argues for a projected twelve million dollar income this year and outlines debt payments and civil and military expenditures. He asserts federalists leave successors a balanced system with growing revenue from duties and land sales, enabling debt reduction and public works without new taxes.
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Robert Gooping Harper
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