Sentence examples for keep entitlement from inspiring English sources

That would shorten my life and help keep entitlement spending under control.

Democrats kept entitlements off the table, so Republican threats to slash Medicare remain a golden campaign issue.

And all three take a basic precaution to keep their entitlement spending under control: a retirement age of at least 65.

Or, more aptly, in order keep our entitlement system almost exactly as it is for a few extra years, since nothing in the proposal is commensurate with the size of our long-term fiscal gap.

Pressing the point, Mr. Bush called on Mr. Gore to promise unequivocally that he would never raise the payroll taxes for Social Security to keep the entitlement program financially solvent.

The White House is essentially proposing to raise taxes on the wealthy (and only the wealthy) in not one but three different ways — higher rates, fewer deductions, and the so-called Warren Buffett tax on millionaires who draw most their income from capital gains — in order to keep our entitlement system almost exactly as it is.

However, an aging population, a sluggish economic recovery and higher unemployment will keep governments' entitlement spending high and revenues subdued.

"Democrats and moderate Republicans have decided they would rather keep expensive entitlements than rebuild our military after two exhausting ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and turn our focus to the security challenges of East Asia," he wrote.

Voters also want to keep expensive entitlements and are hoping Republicans can reverse cuts to the Medicare program and extend the Bush tax cuts set to expire at year's end.

He promised that he would "keep fighting" for entitlement reform, though he did not specify in what capacity.

Those who lost their jobs were required to resign instead of being sacked, which meant they kept pension entitlements.