NYTimes Map of Govt Benefits. Hint: More than You Think
The share of Americans’ income that comes from government benefit programs, like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, more than doubled over the last four decades, rising from 8 percent in 1969 to 18 percent in 2009.
check it out:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/12/us/entitlement-map.html?hp
Anita Thompson