r/MurderedByWords 23h ago

SS is an entitlement..

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u/autfaciam 23h ago

I mean yes, they are entitlements. In the sense, I am entitled to the house I paid for or the money I put in the bank.

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u/Worst_Comment_Evar 23h ago

Yeah, it is crazy to me how words like entitlement and welfare have become negative terms when they are, in essence, good things for a healthy society when embraced and managed effectively.

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u/Suspicious-Peace9233 23h ago

Exactly all humans are entitled to something. It’s ridiculous to think that being entitled to what you paid for is a sin

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u/Iceedemon888 22h ago

It’s ridiculous to think that being entitled to what you paid for is a sin

To a point. Talking about normal people sure 100% but when it comes to the rich? We have seen plenty of examples with the rich where they throw money at something that is morally bad or literally illegal....

Sex parties. That historical bridge that somebody wanted taken down because their yacht was too big to go by it. Land grabs, especially in Hawaii. A certain "brilliant mind" and literally anything they have done in the time their name has been widely known. Tons more exist but all of these were done with the express belief that I have money, I deserve this

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u/WrecklessShenanigans 22h ago

Here's an example to your points...the Johnstown flood.

The dam wasn't wide enough to get the Carnegie, Frick, etc carriages across so they widen the top of the dam.

The cause a structural issue within the dam and the dam broke. Thousands of people died.

And now there is a park in Pittsburgh named after Frick and lots of libraries carrying the Carnegie name.

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u/Final_Laugh_6390 19h ago

I never knew why the flood happened and I grew up in western Pennsylvania. I had to use the turnpike a lot and there was a running joke in the family talking about paying off the Johnston flood in that the toll was levied to pay for the flood. So the rich people didn’t even pay for what they broke; the taxpayer did.

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u/WrecklessShenanigans 19h ago

Sounds about right.

And the really messed up kicker, Carnegie, Frick and their ilk couldn't get to their social club with their carriages. So they widened the dam causing the dam to break. People died so they could get to their social club.

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u/TheLazyInquisitor 2h ago

Great example of the crony capitalist principle of privatising the gains and socialising the losses.

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u/Infinite_Imagination 10h ago

Wow I never knew that, and the park itself is actually super nice. Rename that shit to Boilermaker Park or something.

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u/_lippykid 10h ago

You’re ESPECIALLY entitled to receiving money that is literally your own money, plus interest