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Originally Posted by birdawg
Social Security gave us a 2% increase and raised Medicare by 25 dollars. Very sad
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You think that’s bad.
Just wait.
We “old” people are in the crosshairs.
We paid our way, but now —
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The use of the word
entitlements is a calculated choice.
One definition of
entitlement is “having a right.”
BUT another definition is “the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.”
— And that, my fellow “old” people, is the definition of
entitlement that carries the connotation they want us to focus on. The word in that sense is loaded down with baggage. Its use is calculated to push buttons, to conjure the welfare system, to make people angry, and to distract some of them from their own critical thinking skills.
By the way, I do not think privatization of SS is the answer. But I am tempting the fate of being deleted anyway so I will not waste more time going into why I think that.
Please pay attention and take the time to vary your sources of information. — No matter what your leanings may be.
Bye Bye.