See also: L'Argent (disambiguation) Stephen Michael Largent (born September 28, 1954) is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former Republican politician, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma, from 1994 until 2002.
Medicareâs share of the federal budget is projected to increase from 14.3% in 2015 to 15.2% in 2024, while Medicare spending as a share of GDP is projected to increase from 3.0% in 2015 to 3.3% in 2024 (Figure 4) . Figure 4: Actual and Projected Net Medicare Spending, 2010-2014.
The economy is struggling and, as a result, more and more Americans have turned to the government for welfare. The percentage of Americans now receiving a federally-funded âmeans-tested programâ now stands at 35.4%. When you add pensions, unemployment, Social Security, and Medicare to the mix, the percentage of Americans relying on government for part or all of their subsistence is 49.5% of the American population.