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• Benefits that cannot be withheld from those who don't pay for them, and benefits that may be "consumed" by one person without reducing the amount of the product available for others. Examples include national defense, streetlights, and roads and highways. Public services include welfare programs, law enforcement, and monitoring and regulating trade and the economy.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  public goods and services. (n.d.). Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/public-goods-and-services.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  public goods and services. apps.irs.gov. Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/public-goods-and-services (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "public goods and services." Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/public-goods-and-services.

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