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entitlements
- Federal programs, such as Social Security (see also Social Security ), Medicare (see also Medicare ) and Medicaid , that disburse money according to fixed formulas to citizens who fall into designated categories. Because entitlements do not require annual congressional appropriations , their cost tends to rise steadily and, in the view of some, out of control.
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"These prisoners need only receive their basic entitlements and we should concentrate on control and containment instead of attempting to appease them. Things have to change."
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the survey highlights "the real difference the expanded childcare entitlements are making".
After all, they believe they're providing "material support" for alien enemies with their support for "entitlements."
Some 12,000 current and former employees could also see future pension entitlements reduced, according to documents seen by the BBC.
But there has always been some restiveness among the right-wing ideologues in the House and Senate who really want to massively cut discretionary spending and the so-called entitlements to the bone.
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