Question

 What were the arguments in favor of internal improvements financed by the government? What were the arguments against this idea?

Answer 1

Many of the arguments that favor internal improvements financed by the government center around economic development as a result of government spending as well as the fact that infrastructure and internal improvements are public goods which will largely not be paid for by the private sector. The arguments against it are that the government shouldn't finance these projects because the market will account for it somehow. Most individuals even if they are against government spending believe that the government should be responsible for infrastructure projects.