No, NYT, there’s been no expansion of government benefits, no ‘entitlement society’

Lawrence Mishel writes No, NYT, there’s been no expansion of government benefits, no ‘entitlement society’ "So, there’s no evidence to show we’re becoming an ‘entitlement society,’ just that we’re low on revenues and the economy remains depressed. The citation of the safety net going from 37 percent to 66 percent (of revenues) has nothing to do with permanently expanding program eligibility or higher benefits, but much to do with cyclical factors and revenue erosion."