one needs no crystal bal to predict that the debate will continuon.vid schoumacher] despite the advantages of the free enterprise system, there are certain goods and services that the market will not provide. it has generally been accepted that the government will provide those services. the government's responsibilities have evolved, however, pushing beyond economic reasons for government involvement into broader social responsibility. how far we should go in this direction depends on the public's perception of needs, of government's effectiveness in serving them, and, of course, our willingness to pay. for economics usa, i'm david schoumacher. captioning is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project captioning performed by the national captioning institute, inc. captions copyright 1986 educational film center