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John Stossel on How Government Handouts Foster Dependency

Reason Staff | 1.9.2013 12:00 PM

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The Obama administration now proposes to spend millions more on handouts, despite ample evidence of their perverse effects, writes John Stossel.

In this case, HUD wants to spend millions more to renew Section 8 housing vouchers that help poor people pay rent.

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