If so many people support government regulation of the drug industry, why aren&#x27;t more people taking drugs?<p>If so many people support the government regulation of debt, why aren&#x27;t more people running up debts?<p>If so many people believe our society should have hospitals, why aren&#x27;t more people going to hospitals?<p>If so many people support national parks, why aren&#x27;t more people hiking in national parks?<p>If so many people support government regulation of the radio spectrum, why aren&#x27;t more people listening to radio?<p>If so many people support conservation efforts for lobster, why aren&#x27;t more people eating lobster?<p>If so many people support the public good known as _______, why aren&#x27;t people making use of ________.<p>The reality is most sane people support a very broad range of policies which do some public good, even if the people themselves don&#x27;t expect to directly benefit from that good, especially over the short-term. We can all support the existence of hospitals, even if we have no plans to go to a hospital this year. But we want hospitals around just in case we might need them, this year or at some future time.<p>Likewise with mass transit. I bike to work whenever I can, but if the weather is especially awful, I take the subway.