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Myths lies in complete stupidity and a new documentary practice John Stossel investigates what is really going at Washington he's gonna tell you all about it but first.
Here's a sneak peek.
Big budgets give the special interest reason to invest in DC and -- -- happen.
Unions say teachers are underpaid but -- union sure looks rich this is their headquarters building we're told it's worth a hundred million dollars.
It's atrium is called an environmental oasis.
It certainly impressive but they didn't want us to take pictures up.
OK just take a picture of the beautiful lake trail.
They told me to wait outside while union officials debated whether we could videotape.
-- Needed something we've read about the beautiful -- and I'd like to show what.
The viewers well I'm gonna have to check policy -- -- night he went back inside for awhile and finally the ruling came down.
-- Okay thank you their reason.
-- I tried another beautiful -- the headquarters of the AFL CIO -- The murals made of marble glance in gold.
Johnson also with Fox News alert take picture of the beautiful lobby at least they let me wait inside.
I had plenty of time to think about -- 121000.
Active lobbyists now working in Washington.
There's Smart to be -- since Washington controls so much.
But this union doesn't want you to see what they've -- I didn't notified our legal department that or not because of the ST of the -- were not allowed to do that's the estate would -- learned the -- I think I don't.
Jack assassin joins us Andy -- think you have the record gathering villains you get -- out of.
I just post so they wouldn't even let us near the Reagan building it's not just the unions.
But you live pretty well in Washington seven out of the ten richest counties now are around Washington because that's where you take all the money.
So what -- what provoked this says special what's it gonna air son and I -- clocked -- -- -- -- of the -- Besides the -- buildings that theme is isn't myths and lies and stupidity.
-- this is what -- I stupidity this these.
Hidden.
You specials -- what I used to do -- ABC it's what I do best and I'm happy with this one and we have a bunch of fun topics there the food police say.
They now tell us what we can eat so all I tried to get people to see if they would eat -- healthy don't it's.
But of course people like -- if we are not free.
Kate put what we want and our own bodies how are we -- this woman won awards making.
Doughnuts and then she made the healthy versions and people don't like how much are.
Mayor Bloomberg would like to force -- all the bad stuff.
What is fast and that is it in the whole idea especially here in Washington the bill -- showed -- that -- these union workers they would they work really hard fact column and am.
Some of these billions -- -- spectacular I don't think they ever get to sort of come and -- them and see where at least some of their money goes.
Right a hundred million dollar building and they don't want to let us see at that last shot was.
One of these little post offices that they won't close we've found a place where they have.
Five within a couple miles they're losing fifteen million dollars TO can't cause any.
And frankly it's Republican and democratic congressman is saying not in my district you better not close -- -- yet -- supposed to be run like a business.
What -- -- by the limited that this document had that marathon Sunday is -- lies in complete stupidity.
Would identify as the lies.
Well they're so why is it all of them one that you could run the post office like a business.
True that the government can order us around and make gets thinner.
One example is this new -- under Obama care they're copying old.
The rules and New York City that every fast food outlet has to post calorie counts and that's sounds reasonable how much does that cost -- -- raise prices that much.
But they finally studied that and and people said yeah this is useful but they look at the receipts they were reading just as much as before it doesn't work.
I like that -- -- by the choice between two donuts and I want M ones and yet twenty calories -- -- actually pick the lesser one of my kids I would what I -- actually like.
That well then the market will take care and we'll take care of it if people like if the government doesn't have to force it.
And I did indeed -- Jack thank you of course appears to be sure to watch myths lies and complete stupidity right here fox news Channel 8 PM Sunday night and if it.
