American Workers Are Sharing How They Feel About Social Security Being Referred To As An “Entitlement Program” These Days, And Everyone Should Read This

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“It’s because the original term for the negative personality trait was ‘self-entitled,’ i.e., declaring an entitlement for yourself with no one else’s agreement or input. This is a person who feels they’re more important than everyone else, even in the face of all evidence to the contrary. Then the phrase got truncated, but the negative connotation stuck.”

“Being simply entitled just means you have the right to something. I’m entitled to live in my house and drive my truck, because I have made a socially sanctioned agreement with others stating that fact. I’m entitled to vote and entitled to freedom of political speech.”

–GozerDeGozerian