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Why are public goods, such as national defence, usually funded through government? a

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Why are public goods, such as national defence, usually funded through government?

a. No one cares about them because they are public.

b. It is prohibitively difficult to withhold national defence from someone unwilling to pay for it.

c. They cost too much for private firms to produce.

d. They provide benefits only to individuals, and NOT firms.