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Art_from_Ark

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3. Social Security is an entitlement, as per its own web site

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:53 AM

Jan 2015

But the Republicans have trouble discerning between an entitlement, which is something that people are actually qualified to receive, and a handout, which is what Republicans like to receive from their corporate backers.

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This is going to be an interesting fight, republicans thinks all of Social Security is an Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #2

Social Security is an entitlement, as per its own web site Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #3

Working people pays a tax set up to pay benefits, it should not be used for welfare. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #4

it's not used for welfare ND-Dem Jan 2015 #5

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The right for a few people to become insanely wealthy...and given lottery participation mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #13