US states entered their new union with different debt loads and different capacities to service them. Hamilton made the case that the federal government should assume responsibility for their liabilities stemming from the costs of financing the war.
美国各州在组成新联盟时各有各的债务负担，各有各的偿债能力。汉密尔顿认为，联邦政府应该将各州因战争融资成本产生的债务揽下。他还找到了收入源——关税——来作为偿债资金源，并明确表示如果州政府积累了更多的债务，从而再一次陷入麻烦，将不会获得第二次援助，从而将讨价还价过程包装得十分具有政治诱惑力