Assume that private firms already provide some quantity of a public good in the absence of government intervention. If the government begins to provide the public good, it is likely that:
private provision of the good will be unaffected, and the overall provision of the good will increase.
taxpayers will refuse to support public provision of a good that is already privately provided.
private provision of the good will be crowded out by its public provision.
private provision of the good will be crowded in by its public provision.