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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Then take back ALL the subsidies paid out to oil companies through the years. I'd like some of that money.
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Those "subsidies" are simply the deduction of business costs. Just like ANY other business...
They like to call them "subsidies" in order to vilify the oil companies...
The same with "entitlement programs"...
They now use that as a pejorative. SS and Medicare most certainly are "entitlements", since you paid into the system with the promise of a payout at retirement. You are "entitled" to those benefits.
But now, they add "Medicaid and Welfare" into those programs they like to call "entitlements". Sorry, but you are not "entitled to either of those. They are a handout, a charity. and should be defined as such...