Question

An individual who wants others to pay for public goods, but plans to use those goods for their own purposes, is often referred to as a ______________ .

Answer 1

Answer:

Free rider

Explanation:

The options for this question are missing. The options are:

Excludable

Free rider

Tax evader

Nonexcludable

In sociology, a free rider refers to someone who gets an advantage (usually economic) but that doesn't pay or earn for it. It also refers when people get benefits from goods but they don't pay for them themselves but at the end they get benefits from them.

In other words, others pay for public goods but they benefit from them for their own purposes. Therefore, An individual who wants others to pay for public goods, but plans to use those goods for their own purposes, is often referred to as a free rider.