Stossel Goes to Washington
... even keep track of much of the money let alone spend it. And that much of what government does do, it does poorly. For example, The Interior Department has spent billions to help American Indians, yet they are still the poorest people in America. Billions more have been spent on public housing, but instead of living in safe homes, low-income families often end up in unsafe buildings. Stossel also discovers some government regulations that simply don't make sense -- rules that end up making things worse, not better. For example, charities complain that government rules make it tougher to help people. Mimi Silbert, who runs a mutual aid network in San Francisco told Stossel that today "if Jesus Christ wanted to start Christianity he wouldn't be able to do it because there are too many regulations." John Stossel Goes to W...