I keep hearing Medicare and Social Security are entitlements which need to be eliminated or greatly reduced. One definition of entitlement from the Merriam Webster dictionary is “the belief that ...

A Medicare card rests on top of a letter that says "Welcome to Medicare" on June 10 in Portland, Ore. (Jenny Kane/AP Photo) Repudiating the Republican Party’s traditional support for trimming ...

Don’t you dare touch Social Security. It’s a surprise to me that the system I have been required to pay into for 60 years is now considered an “entitlement” (“Musk eyes Social Security ...

The attack occurred on Oct. 8, according to a sample letter CMS said it is sending to the potentially affected beneficiaries “this week.” ... as well as Medicare entitlement, ...

Letter: The real drivers of our mounting national debt are growing entitlement spending and soaring interest payments. Letter: ... Medicare, and our economy.

Letter: Social Security is earned, not an 'entitlement' Apr 12, 2025 Apr 12, 2025; To the editor: As a retiree who relies on Medicare, Social Security, and modest retirement funds, I am ...

Thanks for the clearly stated editorial about the importance of Social Security and Medicare (online Aug. 18). We are entitled to access to retirement funds and health care because we have paid ...

I retired in 2004. My retirement has lost 36.9% of its buying power, going from $43,300 in 2004 dollars to $27,340 in 2023 dollars. If it had kept up with inflation it would be $68,576.

Letters to the Editor We earned these ‘entitlements’ like Social Security and Medicare | Letters You aren't required to pay the Social Security tax on any income beyond the Social Security ...

To the editor — A recent letter you published falsely accused Congressman Dan Newhouse of wanting to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — but this could not be more wrong.

All of us live with certain fears, such as fear of crime or the personal impacts of inflation. But by far the greatest fear retirees face is the loss of Social Security (not to mention Medicare ...

CMS’ letter to the Medicare beneficiaries said the agency is unaware of identity fraud or their information being improperly used “as a direct result of this incident,” but that “out of an ...