Fredo loves watching Downton Abbey on his localpublic TV station, but he never sends any money tosupport the station during its fund-raising drives.a. What name do economists have for people likeFredo?b. How can the government solve the problemcaused by people like Fredo?c. Can you think of ways the private market cansolve this problem? How does the option of cableTV alter the situation?

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