Economics 19th Edition by Stanley Brue, Cambell McConnell, Campbell McConnell, Sean Masaki Flynn, Sean Flynn

Exercise 4

Explain how affirmative and negative majority votes can sometimes lead to inefficient allocations of resources to public goods. Is this problem likely to be greater under a benefits-received or an ability-to-pay tax system Use the information in FigureS¹7.1a anD¹7.1b to show how society might be better off if Adams were allowed to buy votes.
Reference FigureS¹7.1a anD¹7.1b