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In reply to the discussion: Senator Reid is wrong, entitlement cuts should not be off the table!!! [View all]SunSeeker
(51,369 posts)10. I prefer to call SS and Medicare "earned benefits."
We paid for them by working and being taxed for it. It is essentially insurance we paid for.
The terms "entitlements" is much more appropriate for farm and oil subsidies, on the other hand, because it largess to the rich who think they are entitled to it.
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Senator Reid is wrong, entitlement cuts should not be off the table!!! [View all]
Revanchist
Oct 2013
OP
Hey, Senator Cruz said that we should cut entitlements to help balance the budget
Revanchist
Oct 2013
#11
I think you are buying in to the Republican meaning of entitlement, which is incorrect.
cui bono
Oct 2013
#7
Axe the Mortgage Interest Deduction for anyone making more than $100,000.
BluegrassStateBlues
Oct 2013
#8
The Mortgage Interest Deduction itself should have a cap rather than being tied to income.
yourout
Oct 2013
#31
Farm subsidies are definitely entitlements, as are some energy subsidies (nt)
Recursion
Oct 2013
#14
The OP has used the term wrongfully, and by the way, SS and Medicare ARE entitlements
duffyduff
Oct 2013
#27