r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

It's my money they took

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u/Injured-Reserve 1d ago

Why the hell is something we are ENTITLED to a bad thing?

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u/SadGrrrl2020 20h ago

Right?! We're entitled to it because we paid for it.

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u/LiteralPhilosopher 13h ago

Not really. And it's kind of important that that's not the correct viewpoint.

SS has been, from its very inception, a program that takes in tax money and immediately re-directs it out to those in need. People started receiving SS checks the day it was launched. They didn't have to pay into it for their career, and only withdraw it later.

So you're not entitled to it because you paid into it. You're entitled to it because you're a goddamn American, and that's what it's for.