You say it is a lot, but you also say to look in a historic context. So, got any data to present, to say that 19% is a lot historically?
I don't ground my judgement in historical trends but political conviction.
You are free to go and find some statistics if that is what you want to ground your beliefs in.
Look at it in a historic or idealized context.
Personally I would say that is is a lot, and also too much - people tend to be less indifferent about things they own.