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bamagal62

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3. I scream that every time

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:01 PM

Jan 3

I hear the word “entitlements”. It infuriates me. They are earned benefits. We pay in. We give our money. However, I will also scream that I’m a 1/4 year short of getting my benefits that are not tied to my husband. I stopped work to raise my kids. I paid into the SS system. But, that money is gone. Annoys me. But, I find a slight bit of comfort that someone benefits from my contribution. We pay money into this system. It is NOT an entitlement unless you say, “we are entitled to this because it’s our money.” Again, republicans are way more crafty at messaging than we are.

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Not now, not ever. Can you hear Rep.Jeffies, Johnson? SS and Medicare are earned benefits. brush Jan 3 #1

He only hears what trmp wants him to hear... spanone Jan 3 #2

if you look at the video NJCher Jan 3 #5

I scream that every time bamagal62 Jan 3 #3

Better at lying. That's for sure. brush Jan 3 #4

And we have to fix that - IMMEDIATELY. calimary Jan 3 #8

This: soldierant Jan 3 #11

It *is* an entitlement because we are entitled to it. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 4 #13

Yeah. We're entitled to these benefits. LisaM Jan 3 #6

The word has negative connotations now, but Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 4 #12

Small business owners certainly understand that they pay double SS Hope22 Jan 3 #7

They are literally entitlement programs because they are earned benefits we are entitled to. Gore1FL Jan 3 #9

Yep. These are NO freebies. They've been EARNED. Through years of honorable work. calimary Jan 3 #10

An entitlement is not a freebie. You earned it. valleyrogue Jan 4 #15

This isn't the GOP's misuse of the word. It is those on the left who run away from something that is literally valleyrogue Jan 4 #16

They aren't means tested. You earned them you are entitled to them. valleyrogue Jan 4 #14