Confrontations on Economics During Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s service in George Washington’s cabinet, they had several disputes surrounding the economic structure of the new nation. Hamilton’s first job as secretary of Treasury was to create a report on public credit. In this report Hamilton proposed “the entire national debt be funded at face value…and the national government assume the debts that the states had incurred in the Revolutionary War” . Hamilton’s ideas were met with controversy, especially
During his political career, Hamilton was involved in policies such as Alien and Sedition Act which leads to the suppression of opposition to the government. His career was full of insults and personal attacks, which completely contradicts the Hamilton in the musical who has ideals for democracy and write against the government and maintaining the freedom of speech. On the other hand, in “Hamilton’s Legacy and the Great Man Theory of Financial History”, Stringham challenges
Rhetorical Analysis: In Need of Help The Economist is a newspaper company that was established in 1843. Today over 1.4 million copies of this newspaper is in circulation across Britain and the United States. In The Economist’s article “In Need of Help” they attempt to bring to the audience’s attention how poverty is a constant issue in America and is often disregarded. According to The Economist, “The Economist considers itself the enemy of privilege, pomposity, and predictability” (par 7). It also
of the “self made man” is that of Andrew Jackson, who climbed from a position of poverty to the presidency. This triumphant story, however, is one ultimately overshadowed by poor decisions he made while in office. Arguably Jackson's worst decision was his killing of the Second Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson's imprint upon United States history is ultimately a negative one because his decision to veto the national bank renewal charter left a lasting negative economic