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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Why would you call SS an entitlement. We paid for it all those years and now even pay taxes on the payouts
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Because we're entitled to it. That makes it an entitlement, by definition. Here's the definition from Merriam-Webster:
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a
: the state or condition of being entitled : right
b
: a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract
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: belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges
3
: a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group
also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program
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