>Small? Didn't I read in LBO about a year ago that the lifetime
>risk of spending a year in poverty is about 50% for Americans?
>I know not all poor people get government aid, but this does
>imply that a relative large number of people at some point
>in their lives have relied on government assistance.
Not AFDC, though. AFDC was highly stigmatized - so much so that even many recipients had internalized a horrific self-image.
Doug