I'm sure you mean "entitlement" in the legal sense, which social security, medicare are (i.e you are entitled to these) - not the pejorative that the word has b

I'm sure you mean "entitlement" in the legal sense, which social security, medicare are (i.e you are entitled to these) - not the pejorative that the word has become. I'm hopeful that "patriotic centrists" will agree with you and finally stand up to the corporate welfare system that is out of control in this country and contributing more to our deficit than social welfare ever has.