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Entitlement

An Entitled Nation

Entitlement. According to Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary, Unabridged to be entitled is “to qualify (a person) to do something; to give a claim to; to give a right to demand or receive” (“Entitle,” def. 3). The example is then given being paid for work performed. In Roget’s Thesaurus a few of the synonyms given are: deserve or merit, be worthy of, rightful, fit or becoming, warranted, worthiness and eligibility (Roget 418, 614-615). It has permeated all aspects of American life from Benjamin Spock placing the child as more important than the family as a whole to McDonald’s 1971 jingle “You deserve a break today – at McDonald’s” (Bruno) to pedicures and ...

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pension or compensation because it was a direct result of his patriotism that a man could no longer provide for his family. However, these pensions did continue for an inordinate length of time as Civil War widows were still receiving monies through the 1990s (SSA).
By the time the stock market crashed and we entered Great Depression almost 56% of our population lived in an urban setting, contributing to fewer extended family units to care for one another in time of need. Economic security via the family unit was rapidly deteriorating. The Social Security Act was signed into law in August 1935. Although monthly payments were not to begin until 1942, Federal Insurance Compensation Act (FICA) withholding and lump sum payments began in 1937. Ernest Ackerman was ready to receive his entitlement. He paid a total of five cents in FICA tax for a single day’s work (SSA). He received a lump sum payment of over three times that amount! How can an individual be entitled to ...

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Added: 3/11/2011 09:48:30 PM
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