Social Security and Medicare are entitlement programs because we have paid into them for defined benefits. We are entitled to the proceeds from our contributions. Some members of Congress try to use the term entitlement to sound like it’s a bad thing. It’s a good thing which we are supposed to receive. That’s why…

It is an entitlement. It means that we are entitled to the benefits because we have paid into Social Security. We have earned it, which means we are entitled to the payments. Lots of members of Congress intentional misuse the word entitlements about other programs to confuse people. It gives them the opportunity…

Social Security is an entitlement program because we have paid into it with every pay check. We are entitled to the benefits we have contributed to. There should be no cuts in Social Security. It is a defined benefit plan. There should be a restriction on Congress from using those funds to help balance the books.