Generally speaking, is a capitalist economic system, such as the United States, conducive to the provision of public goods?
a. No, because the costs of providing public goods are much higher than the benefits of doing so.
b. No, because the demand for public goods is simply not there, and capitalist economies operate based on the laws of supply and demand.
c. Yes, because capitalist states also tend to be democratic, and in democracies people care about each other.
d. Yes, because the great demand for public goods will ensure that the market will supply them.
e. Yes, because the inherent competition in capitalist systems will lead to public goods of higher quality.
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