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> The same goes for "entitled", which I think of as someone saying "That should be mine (whether or not it currently is)!", while someone with property would say "That is mine (whether or not it should be).".
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It's refreshing to see someone willing to define "entitled." I was beginning to wonder what it means. So many people think it is a dirty word.

I think I am entitled. I worked my posterier off for a lot of years getting myself entitled to a living income in my old age. I payed into the system when my wages were so low, deductions from my check were deductions in the amount of food I had to eat. I worked 33 years as a teacher and another 8 or ten at other jobs. When I was teaching I paid f.i.c.a., income tax, and Tennessee teacher retirement, which was my contribution to getting myself entitled. I also had the option of paying into some retirement accounts, which I did for the last 20 years or so.
Howard