A community is seeking to determine the optimal number of police officers to hire. The government decides to survey its residents about how much they value this public service. Naturally, the usefulness of the survey will be reduced if the residents knowingly give false information about how much they value police. Unfortunately, they may have incentives to do exactly this, depending on how the police are paid for. In a mini-essay explain under what situation(s) the residents might opt to lie to the surveyer. Use what you know about public goods to justify your idea. You may use examples, but be specific. Credit is based on clarity of your argument and a demonstration that you understand the economics underlying these ideas.