development, satellite radio companies, such as SiriusXM, charge a regular subscription fee for streaming

music without commercials. In this case, however, the product is excludable—only those who pay for the

subscription will receive the broadcast.

Some public goods will also have a mixture of public provision at no charge along with fees for some purposes,

like a public city park that is free to use, but the government charges a fee for parking your car, for reserving

certain picnic grounds, and for food sold at a refreshment stand.

LINK IT UP

Read this article (http://openstax.org/l/governmentpay) to find out what economists say the government should

pay for.

In other cases, we can use social pressures and personal appeals, rather than the force of law, to reduce the

number of free riders and to collect resources for the public good. For example, neighbors sometimes form an
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