Low trust in government: are Americans wired to be skeptical?

Government distrust
In this April 15, 2010 file photo, two men who asked to be called only, "Guy Fawkes," attend a tea party rally at the Washington Monument in Washington. Can you trust Washington? Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they can't and they have little faith in the massive federal bureaucracy solving the nation's ills, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center that shows confidence in the federal government at one of the lowest points in half century.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

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