In reviewing Senator Jim DeMint's new book, I wrote that "perhaps the most interesting aspect" of his analysis was his observation that "more than 50% of Americans now receive a significant portion of their incomes from government programs." Now Donald Marron has a chart making a similar point, showing the climbing share of government transfers as a percentage of personal income -- it's up to a record 18%, from about 6% fifty years ago.
An Upswing In Government Transfers
https://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2009/06/an-upswing-in-government-transfers
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