Answer each question separately with number by the side

1. Public goods are often thought to be goods or services that are provided by the government, but that is confusing cause and effect. What are the characteristics of a public good? Hint: Who provides the public good is not one of the characteristics. Consider open educational resources (OER), for example, open textbooks. Make a case for why OER can be considered public goods. Hint: Who covers the cost of providing these products and why is that relevant to your answer?
2. How can college be made more affordable? What has caused the cost of college to increase so much? (Not every college has a fancy gym or an Olympic sized pool with a lazy river.) What features of your college education would you be willing to do without to make college more affordable? What do you propose should be done to make higher education more affordable? What reasons can you provide to support your argument?