Though it wasn't always this way, the US government today funds many services and programs that make citizen's everyday lives easier. Whether
it's improving roads, providing a police force, or offering public education, government-funded public programs exist across the United States.
Read this knowledge Article on public programs in US society. While reading the article, consider the role of government in providing public
programs.
Part A
Considering what you read in the article, do you think the benefits created through public programs outweigh their expenses?

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b.c.–a.d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.