I would estimate that 30% of the local populace, here in my AO, draws some sort of tax funded income. Most of these live in "single-wide" trailors, which sport a satellite TV dish. Beside the trailor generally sits some form of ATV. Often times it's a $16,000 polaris razor or some such.
Did you know that people on welfare actually get free cell phones now?!?! Just found that out the other day.
No damn wonder that our national deficit has become so large.