Several years ago, the nation of equalia had a government-owned telecommunication system that lagged far behind other nations. in several rural areas, there was only a single landline phone for an entire village. the taxes collected for the purpose of maintaining the telephone system were very meager, so the notion of expanding service was almost impossible. the government of equalia decided to sell the phone company to a private firm. the private firm expanded rapidly. it reported that even poor consumers were willing to pay for a private landline. this government decision and subsequent sale demonstrates move toward

Ascientist successfully predicts the outcome of an experiment. you watch carefully and know he didn't cheat. the scientist's success shows that: a) the scientist knows absolute truth about this experiment; success is not possible unless you know the truthb) the scientist was just lucky; no one ever knows what's going on, so successful predictions require luckc) the scientist may know the truth, or at least know something that is close to the truth, or the scientist may have gotten lucky this time; you can't be absolutely sured) the scientist really was cheating, even though you didn't see the cheating; no one can get things right, except by cheatinge) the scientist spent the night at a particular hotel chain and go a free breakfast, giving the scientist the ability to do amazing things