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It's interesting to note that not all services that receive government subsidies are public goods in the traditional economic sense. Services like healthcare, education, housing, agriculture, and energy are all essential for social welfare, but they can be excluded and used up by individuals, making them rival and excludable. However, governments often provide subsidies for these services to support marginalized groups or address market failures. So I don't get the nitpicking.



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