[TheRealThing]

So you are saying another good example would be if you meet all the qualifications for Medicaid,food stamps or ssi then you are entitled to them ?
I think social security should be called an investment not an entitlement

And thanks again for admitting based on your spin that your hero Reagan was the last president to raise the retirement age and the payroll taxes and also taxed your social security benefits

See this is why you need to lay low. What I gave you was the definition of entitlements. People who qualify for Medicaid and food stamps are on welfare. SSI is a benefit for dependents of those who have been self sufficient and contributing citizens of this land. In other words like Social Security is based on contributions, so are SSI benefits. Big difference and one which I find to be of tremendous insult and disservice to every working American when a viable work ethic qualifies one for entitlements such as SS. They earned that. Welfare recipients are freeloaders on the system.