Multiple Choice
Why is national defence commonly provided by the government, while food is NOT?
A) Food manufacturers have successfully lobbied the government to stay out of the food industry.
B) Food can easily be withheld from those who refuse to pay for it.
C) Food provision is subject to a free-rider problem.
D) Food is too essential to survival to be provided by a bureaucratic organization.
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