You often don’t think of public goods when you think of cemeteries, but a cemetery is pretty much the same as a park, besides the many gravestones. Anyone is welcome to visit a cemetery and enjoy it free of charge. So how do cemeteries fund themselves? Cemeteries primarily receive income through purchases of burial plots, funeral services, and other events associated with someone’s passing. All the money is received upfront, and is required to fund the cemetery for perpetuity. This is done by...