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> Apparently close to 30% of household income right now is from government payments How much is it normally? Definitely not 0%. Also, what's "government paymen
by intergalplan 5y ago
> Apparently close to 30% of household income right now is from government payments
How much is it normally? Definitely not 0%. Also, what's "government payments"? Does it include wages to government employees, for instance?
(I expect the figure is higher than normal, I'm just not sure from this how much higher)
- mc32 5y agoIt does not include wages. These are “welfare/unemployment benefits” These are spikes. During the last recession it spiked into the teens. Before that it was lower. So, yeah, it’s a lot of money.
- intergalplan 5y agoAh, OK—if so then the total share of all household income from all government sources must be well over 50% right now, no? Wages, pensions, (including military, in both cases, and state and local government) Social Security, et c.