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That's a really shitty definition of entitlement. Social Security is an entitlement because people pay into the system and expect to effectively get their money back - they are entitled because they deserve it. Medicare might also be called and entitlement.

While I think tax breaks for the rich are handouts (a penny saved is a penny earned right?) I wouldn't call those entitlements either.



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