The notion of scarcity is that there is never enough (of something) to satisfy all conceivable human wants, even at advanced states of human technology. Scarcity involves making a sacrificeâ giving something up, or making a tradeoff âin order to obtain more of the scarce resource that is wanted.
1 After you are served, you have 30 days to file a typed response with the Court, counting holidays and weekends.  You Can Lose By Default: If you donât file a response 30 days after you were served, the Plaintiff can file a form called âRequest for Defaultâ. The Plaintiff has to wait 30 days to file this. If the Plaintiff files this form, the Court can enter a judgment against you.
Pursuant to Rule 55.25(a) of the Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure, a. defendant shall file an answer within 30 days after the service of a summons. and petition, except where service by mail is had, in which event a defendant. shall file an answer within thirty days after the acknowledgement of receipt of.