The money was never to clean up the city.
It was bribes and kick backs.

When will we learn that govern-cements can't do anything such as clean up a city?

If money was the problem, then the Bronx would be a shining beacon to the world.

One of the biggest problems is that what the govern-cement says and what it does are two separate things.

The Patriot Act - is anything but patriotic.
The Affordable Healthcare Act - is not affordable, does not provide healthcare

And the Infernal Revolting Syndicate is only there for extortion and terrorism.