Report: A <em>Lot</em> Of Americans Receive Government Assistance

Report: AOf Americans Receive Government Assitance
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, photo, job seekers wait in line to see employers at a National Career Fairs' job fair in New York. Unemployment rates declined in October in more than half of the 372 largest U.S. cities, further evidence of steady improvement in the job market. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Nearly a third of Americans getting government assistance say they are disabled, new research shows.

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