Because of the free-rider problem,
A)the private market will generally produce the efficient amount of a public good.
B)too many people will over-consume a public good.
C)government will not be able to produce an efficient amount of a public good.
D)it is difficult to make people pay for a public good,and thus private markets will tend not to produce it.
E)people need to pay a government user fee to pay for the good's production.

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The free-rider problem occurs when people can benefit from a public good without paying for it, leading to underproduction or non-production of the good in private markets. Therefore, it is difficult to make people pay for a public good, and private markets will tend not to produce it.

Because of the Free-Rider Problem