Over Half of Americans On the Government Dole

From the story: Slightly over half of all Americans – 52.6 percent – now receive significant income from government programs, according to an analysis by Gary Shilling, an economist in Springfield, N.J. That's up from 49.4 percent in 2000 and far above the 28.3 percent of Americans in 1950. Read more..

Speaking of government, the five largest employers in PA are:

1. The Federal Government
2. The State Government
3. Walmart.
4. The City of Philadelphia
5. The Philadelphia School System