re: #986 sattv4u2

I think getting one kind or another of public assistance is where the number (36%) comes from

There are many programs that would qualify as “on the dole” even if there is a household income and no welfare check to that family

School free lunch/ brakfast programs. Food stamps (the elderly on fixed incomes qualify, not just welfare mothers). etc

Perhaps. My figure is the number receiving assistance in the form of welfare and/or food stamps, if I remember correctly.