Where do people / government get the idea that Social Security is an entitlement program?

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Social Security is money paid into a fund by employees and company's. The Government contributes nothing.The  Government has taken out money for other programs and has helped to deplete it some over the years as if the money belongs to them.

wondering · Accepted Answer

that money should have been put into a do not touch savings account made available upon retirement , then people could have been earning interest on it

random_man · Answer

Here is a definition of Entitlement:

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

It's pretty clear that Social Security meets definitions 1b and 3.

You can discuss whether it's good public policy or not, but it's clearly an entitlement.

? · Answer

Social Security needs to be called an "investment program!" Therefore 'we the people' should receive our full pension, retirement & social security! If senators can multi-invest then the middle class should also have the 'RIGHT' to 'multi-invest' as our monetary compensation! =<)

Anonymous · Answer

Administering and managing a program contributes nothing? You really think that?

Jeff S · Answer

Republicans saying it for decades!

You tell a lie long enough people tend to believe it!

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Where do people / government get the idea that Social Security is an entitlement program?

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