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More examples of public goods and services: Ben Franklin's contributions

maryanndimand Jun 14, 2017 08:55

The concept of public goods and services seems to be really hard for people to make sense of, by and large. Partly, I think, because Plain 'n' Simple Addition seems to be what's intuitive and commonsensical for most humans-- and public goods/services are more-than-additive. Partly, I think, on ideological grounds ( Read more... )

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