The Minutes of David Friedberg on government https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/government/ Everything David Friedberg has said on government: 2 verbatim quotes between January 2026 and August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:44 +0000 Friedberg estimates nearly half the US population receives government paychecks, pensions, or welfare benefits https://minutesof.com/q/21ae8cc8-eac3-4e20-b0fd-1af8dc2884af/ https://minutesof.com/q/21ae8cc8-eac3-4e20-b0fd-1af8dc2884af/ “Today, if you add up federal, state, local government employees, plus all the contractors for the government, plus all the people that live off of a retirement check or or a welfare support check, so all the people that are living off government checks, it's about nearly half The US population.” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 government Friedberg claims more than half of Americans rely on government income making spending cuts democratically dif https://minutesof.com/q/5f585f92-b13d-4f12-af37-4d0a74f118ab/ https://minutesof.com/q/5f585f92-b13d-4f12-af37-4d0a74f118ab/ “And so it's become very difficult because a majority of the population is receiving benefit or living from some sort of government flow of capital,” — All-In Podcast Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:27:21 +0000 government