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They have to brand it that way, duforsure Mar 2019 #1
We paid for them, so we are "entitled" to them. I do get that GOPers have made the term evil. Hoyt Mar 2019 #2
Yip, I agree 100% watoos Mar 2019 #4
Same here Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #6
Yes exactly Freddie Mar 2019 #5
Exactly. We are legitimately ENTITLED to them; GOP has trashed a perfectly good word. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #17
Exactly. We paid for them so we are entitled to them. Republicans love twisting words emulatorloo Mar 2019 #28
Exactly right. JayhawkSD Mar 2019 #38
we let team limbaugh spin it for 30 years - money is free speech, corporations are people, certainot Mar 2019 #50
They ARE ENTITLEMENTS. People pay into Social Security and Medicare, and they are ENTITLED still_one Mar 2019 #3
You are right, I agree that watoos Mar 2019 #7
Tell them they're suckers EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #9
I know better than to debate with zombies. I give them zingers. watoos Mar 2019 #13
It's not a debate. You laugh at them. Call them idiots EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #63
Excellent response. Not only farmers, the tax bill gave those "socialist" corporations all kinds of still_one Mar 2019 #11
Not merely "has developed". The negative spin was quite deliberate. JHB Mar 2019 #33
Yes! Never use the "E word". EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #8
NO! johnp3907 Mar 2019 #10
Right after I start. (n/t) Iggo Mar 2019 #12
It's not the word, it's how the media and right wing use them to their desires. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #14
Sorry folks, this is unrelated to this trend , but I wanted to know how NRaleighLiberal's trip ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #29
Superb! Wonderful hosts, fellow gardeners, lots of seeds given away, NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #30
Excellent, my friend, excellent!!! nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #31
+1! JHB Mar 2019 #34
yes, it is how "the media and right wing use" the word. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #54
And anyone thinking Medicare is "free" wait until you hit 65.............. Bengus81 Mar 2019 #15
You got that right watoos Mar 2019 #19
That's why area51 Mar 2019 #32
Call them Socialism, as they should be. PubliusEnigma Mar 2019 #16
START calling defense spending nondiscretionary! populistdriven Mar 2019 #18
Bingo, watoos Mar 2019 #20
I love taking away the rights edge policies by using their own logic against them. populistdriven Mar 2019 #21
Again I agree, watoos Mar 2019 #24
My favorite Eisenhower quote: UpInArms Mar 2019 #48
Thank you!! zentrum Mar 2019 #22
It is a legal term and so they *must* be called entitlements Odoreida Mar 2019 #23
They are entitlements. llmart Mar 2019 #25
If they are then I am "entitled" to all of the money I have paid into these programs for 45 years. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #26
You are entitled to nothing! IronLionZion Mar 2019 #27
In Social Security language Silver Swan Mar 2019 #35
In the average news cycle, though, it sends the wrong dog whistle. FiveGoodMen Mar 2019 #36
Why? fescuerescue Mar 2019 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Mar 2019 #39
They ARE entitlements! marybourg Mar 2019 #40
exactly Cerulean Southpaw Mar 2019 #42
Absolutely jdu Mar 2019 #41
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #43
+1 n/t area51 Mar 2019 #55
I AM ENTITLED to them... debsy Mar 2019 #44
No shit right!? workinclasszero Mar 2019 #45
Which is why ... mntleo2 Mar 2019 #46
We need to reclaim the word, just like the word "liberal." nt Ilsa Mar 2019 #47
You are correct. murielm99 Mar 2019 #56
No pamela Mar 2019 #49
I said that the first time... SergeStorms Mar 2019 #51
You bet. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #52
EXCEPT THATS WHAT THEY ARE - people are entitled to them exactly because they are an earned Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2019 #53
This drives me absolutely bonkers!!! karin_sj Mar 2019 #57
We are entitled to Social Security and Medicare Progressive dog Mar 2019 #58
Protect them? keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #59
Shouldn't it be "Stop lying and calling Social Security and Medicare entitlements" cstanleytech Mar 2019 #60
earned benefits to which you are entitled. eom deek Mar 2019 #61
But this is a whole big pot of money that the entitled rich aren't entitled to steal . . . yet. tclambert Mar 2019 #62
Doubling down on directly reclaiming the word "entitlements" is a big mistake. summer_in_TX Mar 2019 #64
Goddamnit! They are entitlements. I toiled for them for three decades. Texin Mar 2019 #65
This is one thing the Dems need to learn... Catch2.2 Mar 2019 #66
Entitlement Definition SpezelEd Mar 2019 #67
"You're entitled to it. Please stop calling it welfare." You win the prize for best answer. pnwmom Mar 2019 #68
Technically, it's insurance DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #69
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