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When I was challenged recently by a reader to list the most successful Government Programs I had so many to choose from that I didn't know where to start. So after much weighing and measuring utilizing the criteria where the most Americans are helped with the least cost or burden to its citzenry I have finally whittled the tens of thousands of successful and useful government programs down to these top 13:

This has been a Thursday 13 post [# 124] and is updated on some Thursdays.