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Rothbard’s Underappreciated Contributions to Public Goods Analysis
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Author: Tate Fegley Kristoffer Mousten Hansen Karl-Friedrich Israel
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Category: Subjectivism, Value and Exchange, Taxes and Spending
Listen to  the  Audio Mises Wire  version  of this article. One of the primary justifications given for state provision of a good or service is that it is a “public good,” meaning that it is sufficiently costly to exclude nonpayers from enjoying the good and that one person’s enjoyment of the good doesn’t interfere with anyone else’s. Provision of
Rothbard’s Underappreciated Contributions to Public Goods Analysis
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Author: Kristoffer Mousten Hansen Tate Fegley Karl-Friedrich Israel
Online Publish Date:
Category: Subjectivism, Value and Exchange, Taxes and Spending
The assertion that “tax-financed public goods can make us all better off” is just that: an assertion. As Rothbard showed, there is no reason to just assume consumers would pay for these amenities were they not forced to through taxation.  Original Article: “ Rothbard’s Underappreciated Contributions to Public Goods Analysis “ This Audio Mises Wire