If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as possible and take as much as possible because what one fails to take will be taken by someone else.


No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2012) - ISBN: 9781451640946

John Stossel Quotes

If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as...

If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as...

If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as...

If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as...