Obama: Entitlements ‘Do Not Make Us A Nation Of Takers’

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17. Why not? It's time to stop surrendering the entitled-to-rule GOP copyright on a word

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that means just what it says:

en·ti·tle·ment
noun \-ˈtī-təl-mənt\

Definition of ENTITLEMENT

1a : the state or condition of being entitled : right
1b : a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract
2: a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program
3: belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

Examples of ENTITLEMENT

1. my entitlement to a refund
2. celebrities who have an arrogant sense of entitlement
3. entitlements such as medical aid for the elderly and poor

First Known Use of ENTITLEMENT - 1942

Synonyms: allocation, allotment, annuity, appropriation, grant, subsidy, subvention

FDR created the word entitlement to apply to the social programs enacted. And the Democratic Party defends the New Deal.

The GOP believes they are entitled to rule and be wealthy by means of birth or cronyism; the opposite of the Democratic ideal of a meritocracy where a worker's labor is of value, and its rewards are earned.

The media denigrating the word spews the same dogma because they won't risk speaking the truth. They are paid by those act with the arrogance of the entitled few, with unearned, not earned, wealth they support without a whimper.

Workers are entitled to their wages, dignity and respect, not as a gift or whim to be granted. Even the scriptures say it is a crime to withhold their rightful due. This is their rightful due, to which they and their heirs are entitled to receive.

Edited after re-reading it. It does not improve the speech to leave it out. It's what the legal term for the social safety net is.

Nothing personal to you or any others who shrink at that word. The media has taught us to be ashamed of the actions of FDR, the Democratic Party and the New Deal. It's time to talk back.