books.google.co.uk - An examination of an early version of the debate over money, debt, and taxes sheds light on current debates regarding public finance, a balanced budget, and paying off the public debt. Stabile shows that while special interest lobbying during the constitutional convention produced tax loopholes as part...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Origins_of_American_Public_Finance.html?id=DrJWO7-jJ4IC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Origins of American Public Finance