Video: New York's 9/11 Memorial–When Did Honoring the Dead Become an Occasion for Fleecing the Living?

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More than a decade after the 9/11 attacks, a new World Trade Center is finally rising, along with a memorial, museum, and a transit hub.

When the projects are slated to open they'll supposedly symbolize America's strength, determination, and refusal to cave in. But they really tell a different story about taxpayer rip-offs, public-sector incompetence, and union and corporate greed.

"New York's 9/11 Memorial:When Did Honoring the Dead Become an Occassion for Fleecing the Living?" is the latest offering from Reason TV.

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Jim Epstein is the executive editor of Reason video and podcasts.

Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie.