If the Citizens Got Together for a City Referendum on the Issue

question 17

Essay

If the citizens got together for a city referendum on the issue, and each voted for an amount of fireworks, knowing that each would pay their share (1/3) of the cost, how would the vote come out in a majority rule situation? Why is this not the socially efficient amount?

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