Are 47% of Americans really "dependent" upon government?

When you add it all together yes. That includes Social Security Medicare, farm subsidies, All.

When people hear dependent, they think welfare. But what of those directly employed by them, students with loans and kids in public schools. Seniors on SS. There are a lot of people who get help from the government in one way or another but I would not venture a guess as to how many.

Let's pull that government check or handout out from under them and see what happens to them.

Categorically yes -- the statement is factual, especially if put back in context

No they aren't. Did you know whites count for the majority on food stamps?

I'm just loving it bc I want 4 more years of Obama. The Republicans can't campaign their way out of a paper bag!

more americans are on welfare and food stamps than at any other time in the history of the nation

everyone is dependant on the government for something