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 BA> It probably is.  Some time back somebody posted an article
 BA> that noted that today
 BA> there are more 'takers' (consumers of tax money) than
 BA> 'makers' (people who actually
 BA> produce things).

 Of course takers includ every person in retail, every person in
 the service sector, all teachers including private schools and
 colleges, lawyers, doctors, other medical workers, janitors,
 restaurant wait staff... etc. Everyone who doesn't actually
 produce some*THING*.

 BA> Probably 15 years ago a representative of the Futurist
 BA> Society noted that one person
 BA> in three in this country received a monthly government
 BA> check.  That includes all government
 BA> employees and retirees, Social Security recipieents and
 BA> welfare recipients, plus contractors
 BA> and their employees who work for the government.  I suspect
 BA> that today it's more than
 BA> one in three.

 I doubt it. Aprox 15% of the people in this country are
 children. About 20 to 40% of the pre-retirement age adults are
 not getting any check from anyone. Yes, there are still
 homemakers in this country. Of the retirees, unless they both
 had incomes, only one of a couple gets a check. Same for
 employees of any sort. One member of a couple getting a govt
 check does not make both getting a govt check.





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