>Given that 49% of the US population get government benefits [2], this checks out. >[2] Census: 49% of Americans Get Gov’t Benefits; 82M in Households on Medic

>Given that 49% of the US population get government benefits [2], this checks out. >[2] Census: 49% of Americans Get Gov’t Benefits; 82M in Households on Medicaid http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/census-49-americans-get-gov-t-benefits-82m-households-medicaid http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/census-49-... According to that page, they included Social Security (49.9 million people) and unemployment (5.1 million people) as government benefits.