Even those who want small government agree that there are times when the free rider problem dictates taxing everyone.
free rider problem = overuse of a shared good by free riders not paying for it
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In Du Weldenvarden, Eragon and Saphira met with Oromis andGlaedr: the last free Rider and dragon, who had lived in hiding all the past century, waiting to instruct the next generation of Dragon Riders.†
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Christopher Paolini, Inheritance, 2011
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Or perhaps they stopped it because it carried too many free riders.†
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Saul Bellow, The Adventures of Augie March, 1949
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You being the only free Rider left to oppose Galbatorix only worsens the offense.†
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Christopher Paolini, Brisingr, 2008
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That would be a poor reward indeed for the last free Rider and his dragon.†
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Christopher Paolini, Eldest, 2005
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Because of Hrothgar's genius, the last free Rider of Alagaesia, and our one and only hope against Galbatorix, freely chose to become a knurla in all but blood.†
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Christopher Paolini, Brisingr, 2008