The U. S. government is concerned about the huge numbers of people converging on Yellowstone National Park every year. Government officials are worried that the park might be getting overused and the natural beauty will be ruined as a result. Suppose someone suggests dividing the park into private lots and selling them to individuals. Which of the following statements correctly describes how this solution might address the tragedy of the commons that is occurring? a. The cost of visiting privately owned land is always higher than the cost of visiting public land, so the number of visits will definitively decrease.
b. Land owners would be responsible to the government for any damage caused to the natural beauty of this land.
c. Each land owner would have to pay property taxes that would, at least in part, offset the damage to the land.
d. Each land owner would have to bear all of the costs and benefits of their choices about how many people to allow on the land each year.