Yes they are "entitlements" because we paid for them and therefore we are entitled to get our money back.
And for those who say, you're getting more back than you paid in, yes BUT, had we invested our payments at only 3% per year we would have had much more than SSA pays us today.
Not everyone is financially literate or disciplined enough to do this so there should have been a 2 tiered system for SSA. But since it's a Government run Ponzi Scheme that will never happen.
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