Moreover, the most efficient sources of government revenues at the time were tariffs and taxes collected at the external border. Even from an efficiency point of view, it made sense to have the federal government service public debt.
此外，当时，最高效的的政府收入之源是关税和取自外部边界的税收。即使从有效性的角度看，让联邦政府来为公债买单也是有道理可循的。