Because people enjoy the benefits of public goods whether they pay for them or not, people are usually ________ to pay for them. This is known as the free-rider problem, and is intrinsic to ________ goods.
A. unwilling; public
B. unwilling; private
C. willing; public
D. willing; private
Answer: A
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