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Entitlement is a guarantee of access to benefits because of rights, or by agreement through law. It can also refer, in a more casual sense to someone's belief that they are deserving of some particular reward or benefit.[1] It is often used as a negative term in popular parlance (i.e. a 'sense of entitlement'). The legal term, however, carries no value judgment, it simply denotes a right granted. It was issued in 1965 by Presidents Johnson's administration. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ...
In computer security, it can also refer to access control. In security, specifically physical security, the term access control refers to the practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons. ...
Programs for the elderly and near-elderly are already partially financed directly and indirectly through general revenues.
Despite the many general revenue sources already used in elderly and near-elderly programs, a good case can be made that the remaining tie between taxes and benefits, as reflected in the concept of trust fund balances, is a source of fiscal discipline and does help prevent further deficit financing, at least in Social Security.
Add to those numbers the unemployed or unemployable, or those on other assistance programs, and a substantial portion of the adult population will be largely—in many cases, primarily—dependent upon the children of today to support them through their tax dollars.
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