Free riders

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="378"] Image source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/KRL_train_surfing_5.jpg[/caption] In Economics, there is an anomaly called the free rider problem. According to the problem, there are people who benefit from public resources, goods and services without making any payment for them. This ultimately leads in the degradation of the resource. Indian trains are clear examples of the free rider problem. There are many who do not get seats reserved or have a general ticket. Those people when try to forcefully take the reserved seats or travel in a non-general coach create a menace.