5 In the United States, a flagrant example of a program that has outlived its mission is the Rural Electrification Program that was started in the 1930s by the Roosevelt administration. Its original goal was to bring electricity to all rural communities. Today, with its mission long since accomplished, the program, budgeted at $5 billion annually, provides subsidies to such un- needy giants as MCI, Houston Lighting and Power, and Worldcom. The Office of Manage- ment and Budget has tried periodically to shut down this program, but has never been able to prevail over its powerful beneficiaries. Nevertheless, anticipating the emergence of more ra- tional heads, you have been asked to write a final termination report for this program. The re- port should document its beginnings, its