Sentence examples for making entitlements from inspiring English sources

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

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.

In addition to making "entitlement" a dirty word, the Ryan bulldozer would go much further in knocking down government programs to achieve its goals.

So let me set out how we are going to do this… …by stopping our benefits system from being such a soft touch… …by making entitlement to our key public services something migrants earn – not an automatic right.

Far from making entitlement reform more likely, Ryan's actions, particularly his championing of the recent Republican tax bill, have rendered the entire subject utterly toxic for the foreseeable future.

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).

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

Modern politics made "entitlement" a dirty word.

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