{"id":278,"date":"2009-09-25T11:33:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T16:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2009-10-16T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T19:53:07","slug":"quickie-on-successful-government-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/?p=278","title":{"rendered":"Successful Government Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As some of you may have watched, Rush Limbaugh was on the Jay Leno show last night, talking nothing but trash. Leno got in there a few times to correct Rush on a few of his “misunderstandings”. Most of what he said, of course, were lies. I debunked a few as he was saying them on my twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The one lie I loved the best was him claiming that there are no successful government run programs. I desperately wanted to tweet but, come on, my list would be well over the 140 character limit Twitter has.<\/p>\n

I decided just to blog about it quickly here and list a few successful government programs. Some of these everyone uses in their day to day lives, without even realizing it:<\/p>\n

Federal Highway Administration
\nNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
\nEnvironmental Protection Agency
\nTennessee Valley Authority
\nNational Park Service
\nMedicaid
\nMedicare
\nNational Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
\nSocial Security
\nFamily & Medical Leave Act
\nNational Weather Service
\nConsumer Product Safety Commission
\nCenters for Disease Control & Prevention
\nGovernment Grants
\nFood & Drug Administration
\nAmericans with Disabilities Act
\nServicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI bill)
\nPost-9\/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (another GI bill)
\nPeace Corps
\nEuropean Recovery Program (Marshall Plan)
\nFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
\nCar Allowance Rebate System (CARS or cash for clunkers)
\nMorrill Land-Grant Colleges Act
\nPublic Broadcasting
\nPublic Schools & Universities
\nPublic Transportation (it has a lot of faults but a lot of people need it to get around)
\nPublic Libraries
\nFire Department
\nWorkers’ Compensation (ex Sate Compensation Insurance Fund of California)
\nRural Utilities Service
\nFederal Aviation Administration
\nCommunity Development Block Grant
\nHousing & Urban Development (HUD)<\/p>\n

It turns out there are a lot of successful government run programs, making this list rather incomplete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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