Other Government Agencies and Programs

The U.S. military has needed engineering services since General George Washington sought French engineers to help him prosecute the Revolutionary War.

While the EITC is administered through the tax code, it is primarily a spending program.

The Ex-Im Bank subsidizes a small group of selected companies, but it claims to create broad benefits for the economy.

The Small Business Administration was established in 1953 after the demise of the Depression-era Reconstruction Finance Corporation

The TVA is mainly a wholesaler of power, selling it to 155 municipal and cooperative distributors, who in turn sell it to retail customers.

Countries that have achieved growth through market reforms have generally done so because of domestic factors unrelated to the receipt of foreign aid.

The USPS has a legal monopoly over letters and mailboxes.

Art can survive and thrive without public funding.