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Old 03-03-2013, 07:44 PM  
GrantMercury
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How is social security an entitlement program if we pay into it.
"Entitlement" is a word with more than one definition. It seems to get thrown around a lot as a pejorative - meaning simply a belief that one is deserving. But it also means a right granted by a contract. Social Security IS an entitlement program. All who pay into it are entitled to its benefits.

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