Reply #15: Of course Social Security is an entitlement.

[bornskeptic]

But maybe you don't know what the word means. From dictionary.com:


Main Entry: en·ti·tle·ment
Function: noun
1 : the state or condition of being entitled : CLAIM entitlement to money seized — National Law Journal >
2 : a right to benefits that is granted esp. by law or contract (as an insurance policy)
NOTE: Some courts have held that entitlements are a property interest and therefore subject to procedural due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution when denied by federal or state governments.
3 : a government program that provides benefits to members of a group that has a statutory entitlement; also : the benefits distributed by such a program

Which part of the definition in bold are you disputing? Social Security is obviously a government program which distributes benefits. Are you arguing that the recipients of those benefits don't have a legal right (statutory entitlement) to them?