Definitely a good thing for democrats as their wish has always been a United States that is fully dependent on government welfare.
Great article, take a read.
“A Washington Times report underscores this shift. Last year, "for the first time since the Great Depression, Americans took more aid from the government than they paid in taxes," it has determined.
Transfer payments — unemployment, Social Security, food stamps, Medicaid, Medicare and other forms of government welfare — grew $231 billion last year to just over $2.1 trillion. Meanwhile, individual taxes shrank $325 billion to $2.1 trillion, slightly less (before rounding) than transfer payments”
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=522584