Please answe both questions no more than 250 words, these are short answer questions do not need 2-3 page answers.
1. Identify a product that you have consumed in the past couple of months and explain what makes the product a public good, based on the characteristics of a public good.
2. Discuss two (2) reasons why the government only supplies public goods. Provide specific examples to support your response
Txtbook readings " A public good is available for everyone to utilize, regardless of who pays for it and who doesn't. More precisely, a public good is nonrival in consumption: The fact that one person benefits from a good does not prevent another person from benefiting. For example, the fact that I benefit from a flood-control dam doesn't reduce your benefit from the dam. Public goods are also nonexcludable : It is impractical to exclude people who don't pay. Some examples of public goods are national defense, law enforcement, space exploration, the preservation of endangered species, the protection of the earth's ozone layer, and fireworks shows. If someone refuses to pay for one of these public goods, it would be impractical to prevent that person from consuming or benefiting from the good."