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To: manalagi who wrote (114313)	5/29/2012 10:50:10 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

For the upteenth time, SS and medicare are not entitlements. We paid into the system. Now, whether we have paid enough is a matter of discussion. Labelling them as entitlements are just what Paul Ryan like to make you believe. I think that you know better. - Manalagi manalagi, whether you paid in or not is not what makes something an Entitlement. It becomes an Entitlement when the benefits are defined by law. What's crazy about Entitlements is that they are unsustainable because those benefits far outstrip the amounts paid in. That's where we are today with SS and Medicare. I don't view the word "Entitlement" to be pejorative. Rather, it is simply what you call these things. The below definition is pretty hard to argue with. merriam-webster.com Definition of ENTITLEMENT a : the state or condition of being entitled : right; b : a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract : a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program : belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges