Initially, the most appealing argument for his plan was that it would provide greater security to creditors, and thus reduce interest rates, from the 6% at which the states financed their debt to 4%. Hamilton emphasized the importance of a commitment to sound finance as a prerequisite to public economy.
首先，汉密尔顿计划中最吸引人的角度在于它可以为债权人提供更大的安全性，从而降低了利率，将利率从各州融债时约定的6%降低到了4%。汉密尔顿强调，作为公共经济的先决条件，健康财政的承诺是很重要的。