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<blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 1885347" data-attributes="member: 3371">Looks like people have their own definitions for what an &quot;entitlement&quot; is.No matter.&nbsp; When you hear the pundits and politicians on TV use the word it means exactly this:Social SecurityMedicareMedicaidWe pay into the first two although we get more back from medicare than we paid in, assuming we live to the average lifespan.I&#039;m willing to sacrifice and take some cuts in what I am &quot;entitled&quot; to from medicare or SS, but I&#039;ll be switched if I&#039;m going to stand for cutting them and then giving it to the wealthy in the same freakking bill.That&#039;s just naked redistribution from income earners to those who don&#039;t have earned income and pay no payroll taxes of any kind.At least put some kind of fig leaf on it and make it appear to be two separate changes please.<img src="/images/smilies/smash.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smash:" title="Smash&nbsp; &nbsp; :smash:" data-shortname=":smash:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hobbes, post: 1885347, member: 3371"] Looks like people have their own definitions for what an "entitlement" is. No matter. When you hear the pundits and politicians on TV use the word it means [U]exactly[/U] this: Social Security Medicare Medicaid We pay into the first two although we get more back from medicare than we paid in, assuming we live to the average lifespan. I'm willing to sacrifice and take some cuts in what I am "entitled" to from medicare or SS, but I'll be switched if I'm going to stand for cutting them and then giving it to the wealthy in the same freakking bill. That's just naked redistribution from income earners to those who don't have earned income and pay no payroll taxes of any kind. At least put some kind of fig leaf on it and make it appear to be two separate changes please.:smash: [/QUOTE]

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