I also have a problem with the word entitlement for another reason, because people who have set aside savings for their entire life as a guarantee for retirement income security, as well as healthcare security, should not be stigmatized by it as though they are receiving something that was not their due.
Fortenberry criticizes the term 'entitlement' and its stigma.
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