I think they meant everything including SS, everybody getting something from the gov’t. At least I took it that way. If Maine has the oldest population in the country, is it possible that 80% is close to the actual number?
“If Maine has the oldest population in the country, is it possible that 80% is close to the actual number?”
I doubt it. Only 14% of the population is over 65. I suspect that the figure you heard was something come up with by some group looking for a reason for the Senators’ votes. But that’s easy, they represent a very blue state and are, by the standards of the GOP of the past 8 years or so, quite liberal. IMO, they voted the way they did because its what their constituents want. Both, btw, voted for McCain’s bill.