Sentence examples for made entitlements from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, Republicans have made entitlements an abhorrence; something to attack and destroy.

Modern politics made "entitlement" a dirty word.

Republicans might agree if it is tied to an even bigger reform: making entitlements sustainable.

But they should do more than wait: in the event of presidential inaction, reformers should blame Mr. Obama for the lack of progress and work to make entitlements a litmus-test issue in the Republican presidential primaries.

In some countries, these restrictions are direct (Portugal or Spain make entitlements to pension benefits beyond the standard age conditional on complete withdrawal from work) or frequently, individuals have to leave their current jobs to receive their pensions; see Blondal and Scarpetta (1998) or Gruber and Wise (1997).

If conservatives defeat the [GOP] plan, they will not only undermine their House majority, they will go far to reelecting Mr. Obama and making entitlements that much harder to reform". Mark Meckler of the Tea Party Patriots responded via CNN.

Well, that is the only way to make entitlement changes politically viable.

…by making entitlement to our key public services something migrants earn – not an automatic right.

By contrast, the contributory principle links welfare and work together, making entitlement to welfare a badge of full citizenship.

And they have spoken vaguely about making entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare less costly for the government.

"We have always believed that the shrewdest way to make entitlement programs solvent is to restore rapid growth," they write.